Smithsonian American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection
by
 
Lepore, Jill, 1966- writer of foreword

Title
: 
Smithsonian American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection
 
American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection

Author
: 
Lepore, Jill, 1966- writer of foreword

ISBN
: 
9781588346650

Publication Information
: 
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2019]

Physical Description
: 
248 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

General Note
: 
Includes Index
 
Advisers: Helen Langa; Ying-Chen Peng.

Contents
: 
Notes from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative / by John Davis and Stephanie Stebich -- 1600-1864: Tradition and resistance in a young nation -- 1865-1920: The road to reform -- 1921-1948: The rise of the modern woman -- 1949-1967: Boycotts, sit-ins, and civil unrest -- 1968-2019: Breakthroughs and backlash.

Abstract
: 
"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for extraordinary women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can." -- Publisher's description.

Corporate Subject
: 
Smithsonian Institution -- Exhibitions.
 
Smithsonian Institution

Subject Term
: 
Women -- United States -- History -- Exhibitions.
 
Women -- United States -- History -- Sources.
 
Women

Geographic Term
: 
United States.

Genre
: 
Exhibition catalogs.
 
History.
 
Sources.

Added Author
: 
Lepore, Jill, 1966-
 
Delaney, Michelle Anne,
 
Schrum, Christine,

Added Corporate Author
: 
Smithsonian Institution,

Field 805
: 
npmlib 11100036 HQ1410 S626 yh


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NPM LibraryHQ1410 S626 2019111000361B*二館西文書一區