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Sophonisba Breckinridge : championing women's activism in modern America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jabour, Anya (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois, [2019]
Series:Women, gender, and sexuality in American history.
Subjects:
Breckinridge, Sophonisba P. > (Sophonisba Preston), > 1866-1948.
Feminists > United States > Biography.
Feminism > United States > History > 19th century.
Feminism > United States > History > 20th century.
Women social workers > United States > Biography.
Women social reformers > United States > Biography.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "a woman's work" and "the work of the world"
  • Becoming a Breckinridge: a Kentucky childhood
  • Preparation for citizenship: an "all-around girl" at Wellesley College
  • Striving for the ideal: female achievement and the family claim
  • Academic activism: social science and social reform in progressive-era Chicago
  • The other "Chicago school": the School of Social Service Administration
  • Defining equality: fairness and feminism
  • Women against war: an international movement for peace and justice
  • The potential and pitfalls of Pan-American feminism
  • Toward a national minimum: women building the welfare state
  • "A & B": a productive partnership
  • Epilogue: passionate patience.