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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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