Viola Florence Barnes, 1885-1979 : A Historian's Biography /

Viola Florence Barnes was one of the most prominent women historians in the United States from the 1920s to the 1950s. Born in 1885, Barnes was educated at Yale University and began teaching at Mount Holyoke College in 1919. She was an instrumental member of the 'imperial school' of histor...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reid, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Colección:Studies in Gender and History
Temas:
College teachers > United States > Biography.
Historiography > United States > History > 20th century.
Women historians > United States > Biography.
Women history teachers > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Katz, Stanley N.
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. 'I desire that my children be strong and forceful': Nebraska Years, 1885-1916
  • 2. 'History is my life work': The Emerging Scholar, 1916-1929
  • 3. 'A very busy professional woman': Recognition, 1929-1939
  • 4. 'I want to build a good strong department': Maturity, 1939-1950
  • 5. 'There is not too much time left': Retirement, 1950-1960
  • 6. 'I have had a very happy old age': Long Life, 1960-1979
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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