Women, Philanthropy, and Power

This is the biography of a ruling-class woman who created a new identity for herself in Gilded Age and Progressive Era America. A wife who derived her social st

A collection of articles and review essays from the year 2000 that make up Volume 20 of the annual publication by The Pennsylvania State University.

This book explores women's organizations and their various educational contributions through local, state, and national networks from 1890 to 1960. Contributors

"It is a delight to seen an anthology on nonprofit history done so well."—Barry Karl, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "This is a volu