Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the YWCA, 1906-46
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Black and white women's struggles over race relations in the YWCA and beyond
Táto séria skúma rozmanité skúsenosti žien v americkej histórii, pričom sa zameriava na priesečníky rasy, regiónu, triedy, etnického pôvodu a sexuality. Publikácie sa ponárajú do hĺbky konkrétnych skupín, inštitúcií, udalostí a období. Čitatelia sa môžu tešiť na detailné a porovnávacie analýzy, ktoré osvetľujú komplexnú povahu identity a rozdielov v americkom kontexte. Séria ponúka bohatý pohľad na to, ako ženy formovali a boli formované americkou spoločnosťou.
Black and white women's struggles over race relations in the YWCA and beyond
How racial and class differences influenced the modern women's movement
Investigating Mary Ellen Pleasant's convoluted legacy
A study of Irish-Catholic Sisters' work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the famine through the early 20th century. It argues that it was these nuns' championing of the rights of the poor - especially poor women - that resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs.