Bibliograph

Barbara Egger Lennon, teacher, mother, activist, Tina Stewart Brakebill

Type

Label

Barbara Egger Lennon, teacher, mother, activist, Tina Stewart Brakebill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Barbara Egger Lennon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881665482

Responsibility statement

Tina Stewart Brakebill

Series statement

Lives of American women

Sub title

teacher, mother, activist

Summary

An examination of Barbara Egger Lennon illustrating how early 20th century American women balanced traditional roles with work and activism

Table Of Contents

1. From Student to Teacher, 1880s-1902 -- 2. Personal and Professional Deference to Authority, 1902-1908 -- 3. Aspiring New Woman, 1909-1915 -- 4. New Woman, 1915-1918 -- 5. From New Woman at Work to New Woman at Home, 1919-1921 -- 6. Motherhood and the New Woman, 1921-1928 -- 7. Union Organizing and Local Politics, 1929-1937 -- 8. From Local Organizer to National Reformer, 1937-1945 -- 9. Political Battles Won and Lost, 1945-1950 -- 10. Continuity and Change, 1950-1983

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