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Reid John G. <1948-> |
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Titolo |
Viola Florence Barnes, 1885-1979 : a historian's biography / / John G. Reid |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5917-3 |
1-4426-2807-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Collana |
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Studies in Gender and History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women historians - United States |
Historians - United States |
College teachers - United States |
Women college teachers - United States |
History |
Biographies. |
Electronic books. |
Grande-Bretagne Colonies Amérique Historiographie |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 'I desire that my children be strong and forceful': Nebraska Years, 1885-1916 -- 2 'History is my life work': The Emerging Scholar, 1916-1929 -- 3 'A very busy professional woman': Recognition, 1929-1939 -- 4 'I want to build a good strong department': Maturity, 1939-1950 -- 5 'There is not too much time left': Retirement, 1950-1960 -- 6 'I have had a very happy old age': Long Life, 1960-1979 -- 7 Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. |
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