Eileen Wirth

The Women Who Built Omaha

A Bold and Remarkable History

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Produktbeschreibung

Eileen Wirth explores the important contributions of women to Omaha’s history—from the work of local women in numerous fields from the 1850s to the modern women’s movement in the 1970s—bringing to life many who have been overlooked.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781496228642
• ISBN-10: 1496228642
• Artikelnr.: 62160330

Autorenporträt

Eileen Wirth is a professor emeritus of journalism at Creighton University and a senior writer for Legacy Preservation in Omaha. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including From Society Page to Front Page: Nebraska Women in Journalism (Nebraska, 2013), Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, and A History Lover’s Guide to Omaha.    

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction: Women in Early Omaha
1. Education
2. Founding Creighton University and Duchesne
3. Native American Women
Interlude 1: The “New Women” of the Gilded Age
4. Votes for Omaha Women
5. Prostitution in Wide-Open Omaha 
6. Health Care
7. Human Services
8. Culture and the Arts
Interlude 2: From World War I to World War II
9. Business
10. Restaurants and Bakeries
11. Sports
Interlude 3: Postwar to the Women’s Movement
12. Law
13. Government
14. Civil Rights
15. After the Women’s Movement 
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index