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(0)Penny Colman
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Language
English
Description
Women's fierce fight for the right to vote is one of the truly great, but overlooked, stories in American history. Generations of women from well-known Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul and little-known Elizabeth Piper Ensley, Maud Malone, Hazel Hunkins, and Betty Gram-devoted their lives to the momentous struggle.
The Vote: Women's Fierce Fight for Equal Suffrage is the gripping account of the hard-won victory,...
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Language
English
Description
Drawing on extensive historical and anthropological research, personal accounts, and interviews with people who work in the funeral industry, Penny Colman examines the compelling subjects of death and burial across cultures and societies. The text, enriched with stories both humorous and poignant, includes details about the decomposition and embalming processes (an adult corpse buried six feet deep without a coffin will usually take five to ten years...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
A biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of labor, who became the first woman cabinet member and a pioneer in labor reform, establishing unemployment insurance, minimum wages, maximum hours, safety regulations, and social security.