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The torchbearers : women and their amateur arts associations in America, 1890-1930 /

The arts clubs for women that flourished during the Progressive Era played a major role in the emergence of middle-brow culture in America. Although nineteenth-century women were expected to acquire knowledge of the arts sufficient for the amusement and edification of their families, they were nonet...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blair, Karen J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1994.
Colección:Philanthropic studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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