A Woman Making History
Author | : Mary Ritter Beard |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300048254 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300048254 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Woman Making History written by Mary Ritter Beard and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian, social reformer, and women's suffrage campaigner, Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958) was one of the most prominent intellectuals of her day. Co-author with her husband, Charles Beard of The Rise of American Civilization: and other works in US history, she also founded the modern field of women's history. This collection of her letters, offers in effect an intellectual biography which is considered to be better documented and more vivid than any previous book about her.