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UNINA9910452353103321 |
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Spain Daphne |
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Titolo |
How women saved the city [[electronic resource] /] / Daphne Spain |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2001 |
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0-8166-9132-0 |
0-8166-3532-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women social reformers - United States - History |
Women in public life - United States - History |
Women - United States - Societies, etc |
Social settlements - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Voluntary vernacular -- Why cities needed saving -- Sacred and secular organizational ideologies -- Voluntary associations with an urban presence -- New york City headquarters, smaller city branches -- Boston, the cradle of redemptive places -- Men build Chicago's skyline, women redeem the city -- How women saved the city -- Appendix A : literature review -- Appendix B : organizational charters -- Appendix C : addresses of redemptive places for Bboston, Chicago, and New York City. |
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