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UNINA9910808334203321 |
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Autore |
Sander Kathleen Waters <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Mary Elizabeth Garrett : society and philanthropy in the Gilded Age / / Kathleen Waters Sander |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2008] |
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©2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 322 p., [16] p. of plates ) : ill. ; |
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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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-309) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : quiet revolutionary -- Garrett's road -- Ascension -- Expansion and restriction -- After Garrett -- The practical head of the Garrett family -- The scheme -- A pleasure to be bought -- The happiness of getting our work done -- Wise and far-sighted. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sander's thoughtful and informed study of this pioneering philanthropist is the first to recognize Garrett and her monumental contributions to equality in America. |
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