Drawing on extensive research and conversations with successful women politicians, this book offers a history and investigation of the political opportunities provided to women through familial connections.
Exploring both high and low culture, from the circus and film to newspapers and magazines, this intriguing volume examines depictions of women at the beginning of ""mass media”, depictions that would remain influential throughout the twentieth century.
" Contemporary praise for Black named her "the world's most famous feature writer" and "one of the world's most successful reporters,"... Læs mere
In 1935, the United States Congress began employing large numbers of American artists through the Works Progress Administration. This book takes a look at the thousands of... Læs mere
Tells the story of the Rankins, a family that embodied the risk and ambition that transformed America. Their family story concerns independence and education, activism, the boundaries created by gender, religious choices, and the changing meaning of the West.