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Irma : a Chicago woman's story, 1871-1966 /

Ellen Steinberg's Irma, painstakingly crafted out of Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein's voluminous writings, gives us an inspiring and richly rewarding account of the life and times of an active, socially engaged woman who devoted herself to her family and her community over the course of a lon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frankenstein, Irma Rosenthal, 1871-1966
Otros Autores: Steinberg, Ellen FitzSimmons, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Ellen Steinberg's Irma, painstakingly crafted out of Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein's voluminous writings, gives us an inspiring and richly rewarding account of the life and times of an active, socially engaged woman who devoted herself to her family and her community over the course of a long and full life. Irma (1871-1966) was born in Chicago-just before the Chicago Fire-of German Jewish parents who had come to the U.S. shortly after the Civil War. Irma attended public schools and the University of Chicago, participated energetically in Jewish women's and social-welfare activities, raised her.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 231 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index.
ISBN:1587294869
9781587294860