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  • Senator Hattie Caraway

    An Arkansas Legacy

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    The forgotten story of the first woman elected to the US Senate, and her historic career during the Depression and Second World War—includes photos.Hattie Caraway unexpectedly became a United States senator in 1931 by filling the seat of her late husband. But what her colleagues viewed as an honorary position was in fact the start of a distinguished career.Despite strong male opposition, Hattie ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Women of Broadway

    The Creative Icons Defining a Genre

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    A gateway resource to understanding the historical and contemporary women who have been foundational in bringing musicals and plays to life on the iconic stages of Broadway, and beyond.When considering the birth and evolution of Broadway, we have heard of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and of Bob Fosse and Joe Papp, but what about women such as Julie Taymor, Lorraine Hansberry, and Zelda ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

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  • Consumer Rights and Protections

    Examining the Facts

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Series series Contemporary Debates
    How did industrialization drive the development of consumer rights and protections in the USA? How have these laws defended consumers against business fraud, deceptive advertising, industrial pollution, and unsafe or unethical practices? Why have opinions about the value of consumer rights and the need for business regulation become so politically polarizing? Which activists, laws, events, and ... Leer más

    $60.79 USD

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    How an Arizona Cowgirl Became the First Woman Supreme Court Justice

    de Nancy Hendricks, Peg A. Lamphier, Rosanne Welch ...
    Series series Women Making History
    A fresh look at the legacy of Sandra Day O'Connor from hardscrabble childhood in the Arizona desert, to facing adversity as a female in politics, to her work as the first woman Justice on the US Supreme Court.By being the first woman on the Supreme Court, O'Connor set the stage for future gender equity in America's legal system, becoming one of the most significant people in US history. This ... Leer más

    $55.09 USD

  • Women's Equality in America

    Examining the Facts

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Series series Contemporary Debates
    Written in vivid prose and with a keen eye for detail, Women's Equality in America is a valuable resource for understanding the issues and trends that dominate public discourse in discussions of women's rights and gender equality in America.Since its inception, the women's equality movement in America has been criticized for moving too slowly, moving too quickly, being too demanding, or not being ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • State Oddities

    An Encyclopedia of What Makes Our United States Unique

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes.State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    A Life in American History

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Series series Women Making History
    This book offers both a biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only the second-ever woman appointed to the Supreme Court, and a historical analysis of her impact.Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life in American History explores Ginsburg's path to holding the highest position in the judicial branch of U.S. government as a Supreme Court justice for almost three decades. Readers will learn about the choices, ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Haunted Histories in America

    True Stories behind the Nation's Most Feared Places

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places.Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Daily Life of Women in Postwar America

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Series series The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
    From Beatniks to Sputnik and from Princess Grace to Peyton Place, this book illuminates the female half of the US population as they entered a "brave new world" that revolutionized women's lives.After World War II, the United States was the strongest, most powerful nation in the world. Life was safe and secure -- but many women were unhappy with their lives. What was going on behind the closed ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • America's First Ladies

    A Historical Encyclopedia and Primary Document Collection of the Remarkable Women of the White House

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Meet the First Ladies of the United States—sometimes inspiring, sometimes tragic, always fascinating—women who, though often unsung, helped hold the nation together in its infancy and advance it as a world power.More than simply serving as America's "hostesses," many of the nation's First Ladies played vital roles in shaping their husband's presidency and serving as political activists in their ... Leer más

    $105.99 USD

  • Daily Life in 1950s America

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    Series series The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
    Placing the era firmly within the American experience, this reference illuminates what daily life was really like in the 1950s, including for people from the "Other America"—those outside the prosperous, white middle class.'Daily Life in 1950s America shows that the era was anything but uneventful. Apart from revolutionary changes during the decade itself, it was in the 1950s that the seeds took ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Popular Fads and Crazes through American History

    [2 volumes]

    de Nancy Hendricks ...
    This informative two-volume set provides readers with an understanding of the fads and crazes that have taken America by storm from colonial times to the present. Entries cover a range of topics, including food, entertainment, fashion, music, and language.Why could hula hoops and TV westerns only have been found in every household in the 1950s? What murdered Russian princess can be seen in one of ... Leer más

    $161.99 USD