Women and Cartography in the Progressive Era - Dando, Christina E
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Capturing the untold and numerous ways in which women and maps interacted during the Progressive Era (1890-1930), this book uses three historical examples from North America to argue that maps were essential for women not only to find their way in the world but also to construct and communicate their own world views. Long overlooked, these historic examples of women-generated mapping represent the adoption of cartography and geography as part of women's work and explores the implications of women's use of this technology in creating and presenting information to their own ends. It will be…mehr

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Capturing the untold and numerous ways in which women and maps interacted during the Progressive Era (1890-1930), this book uses three historical examples from North America to argue that maps were essential for women not only to find their way in the world but also to construct and communicate their own world views. Long overlooked, these historic examples of women-generated mapping represent the adoption of cartography and geography as part of women's work and explores the implications of women's use of this technology in creating and presenting information to their own ends. It will be essential reading for those working in Geography, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Politics and History.
Autorenporträt
Christina E. Dando is Professor of Geography at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She received her B.A. in Geography and English from the University of North Dakota and her M.S. and Ph.D.s in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests include the impacts of media and technology on human perception and interaction with the environment, particularly the Great Plains. She is also interested in gender and geography, how landscape and environment have long been gendered as well as how gender impacts human experience and interaction with the environment. She is a member of the American Association of Geographers and of the Society of Woman Geographers. When not researching and writing, she enjoys exploring new landscapes and reading for sheer pleasure.