Record details

• ISBN: 0195145011
• ISBN: 9780195145014
• Physical Description: 143 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
• Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2003]
• Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Published in consultation with the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, the National Park Foundation and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History."

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Taos Pueblo : Native American women building community -- St. John's Freehold, historic St. Mary's City : settling the New World -- Watervliet Shaker historic district : leading religious communities -- Boardinghouse at Boott Cotton Mill, Lowell National Historical Park : working in the mills -- Wesleyan Chapel, Women's Rights National Historical Park : seeking equal rights -- United Charities building : women advocating reform -- M. Carey Thomas Library : striving for equal educational opportunities -- Asilomar conference center : breaking professional barriers -- Madam C.J. Walker building : succeeding as an entrepreneur -- Pewabic pottery : experimenting with art forms -- 54 Tradd Street, Charleston historic district : preserving historic dwellings.

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Subject:

Historic buildings > United States.
Historic sites > United States.
Women > Monuments > United States.
Women > United States > History.
Women.
Womyn.
United States > Antiquities.
United States > History, Local.

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