| Description |
vii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-252) and index. |
| Contents |
Woman's rights, race, and imperialism -- Evolution, woman's rights, and civilizing missions -- The making of a white female citizenry : suffragism, antisuffragism, and race -- The politics of patriarchal protection : debates over coeducation and special labor legislation for women -- A feminist explores Africa : May French-Sheldon's subversion of patriarchal protection -- Assimilating primitives : the "Indian problem" as a "woman question" -- Eliminating sex distinctions from civilization : the feminist theories of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mary Roberts Smith Coolidge -- Coming of age, but not in Samoa : reflections on Margaret Mead's legacy to western liberal feminism. |
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Feminism -- United States -- History.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History.
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Racism -- United States -- History.
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Women, White -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Minority women -- United States -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
0195086929 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195086928 (acid-free paper) |
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0195124669 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780195124668 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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