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Author Gourley, Catherine, 1950-

Title Gibson girls and suffragists : perceptions of women from 1900 to 1918 / Catherine Gourley.

Imprint Minneapolis, MN. : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 305.40973 Gou    ---  Available
Description 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
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Series Images and issues of women in the twentieth century ; v. 1
Images and issues of women in the twentieth century ; v. 1.
Indexed In: SLJ Nov 2007
VOYA 2008 no. 1
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.
Summary Looks at the roles of American women at the turn of the century as seen in the stereotypes of the sophisticated and fashionable Gibson girl and the strong-minded suffragists and illustrates how they were reflected in the magazines, television shows, and films of the time.
Subject Women -- United States -- History.
Women -- Social conditions -- United States.
Popular culture -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9780822571506 (lib. bdg.)
0822571501 (lib. bdg.)

 
    
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