LEADER 03911nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910968218303321 005 20251117115801.0 010 $a0-8262-6092-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001058 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11117169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124949 035 $a(PQKB)10089827 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570692 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570692 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10001762 035 $a(OCoLC)932325649 035 $a(BIP)11494154 035 $a(BIP)48280462 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001058 100 $a19990726d1999 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBridging two eras $ethe autobiography of Emily Newell Blair, 1877-1951 /$fedited by Virginia Jeans Laas 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc1999 215 $axxiv, 382 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8262-1254-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 359-371) and index. 330 $aFirst written in 1937 and never before published, Bridging Two Eras is the fascinating autobiography of Emily Newell Blair, a remarkable woman who successfully reconciled a productive public life with the traditional values of a housewife and mother. Because Blair's life essentially spanned two eras, from the end of the nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth, she thought of herself as a bridge builder. A dedicated feminist, she wanted her autobiography to help women understand what life was like during that transition time. She had moved from being a conventional, middle-class, midwestern wife and mother to becoming an acclaimed author, a nationally known feminist, and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee only two years after women gained the right to vote. She felt that her story could encourage women to take their rightful places in public life. Bridging Two Eras is divided into two parts. Book I is a charming evocation of life in southwest Missouri in the closing decades of the nineteenth century. It offers great insight into family relationships, class structure, and social attitudes typical of much of small-town America. Book II addresses Blair's public career and follows her progress as professional writer, suffrage activist, and partisan politician. Included are acute judgments of leading political figures, fascinating vignettes of the suffrage movement, an insider's view of the workings of the national Democratic Party in the 1920s and 1930s, and a valuable outlook on Missouri politics during the first third of the twentieth century. Perceptive and introspective, Blair captivates her readers as she traces her own evolution. With candor, she explains her conflicts between family and career, acknowledging the difficulties and tensions she faced in pursuing a public life. Delightfully written, Bridging Two Eras provides valuable insight into all the possibilities, as well as the limitations, life then held for an American woman. 606 $aWomen politicians$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPoliticians$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aFeminists$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1919-1933 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1933-1945 607 $aCarthage (Mo.)$vBiography 615 0$aWomen politicians 615 0$aPoliticians 615 0$aFeminists 676 $a973.91/092 676 $aB 700 $aBlair$b Emily Newell$fb. 1877.$01867049 701 $aLaas$b Virginia Jeans$01867050 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968218303321 996 $aBridging two eras$94474475 997 $aUNINA