| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 342 pages) |
| Series |
The Florida history and culture series |
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Florida history and culture series.
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; Foreword by Gary M. Mormino and Raymond Arsenault, series editors vii; Introduction by Jack E. Davis 1; Part I. Political Pioneers; 1. Ruth Bryan Owen: Florida's First Congresswoman and Lifetime Activist 23; 2. Seminole Activist: The Life of Betty Mae Tiger Jumper 56; 3. In Pursuit of Power: The Political Economy of Women's Activism in Twentieth-Century Tampa 78; Part II. Rural Reformers; 4. Improving Rural Life in Florida: Home Demonstration Work and Rural Reform, 1912-1940 105; 5. Strawberry Fields and Bean Rows: Lois Lenski's Florida Children 128 |
| Summary |
''These essays lift up the lives of outstanding Florida women who helped shape the course of 20th-century Florida.''--James B. Crooks, University of North FloridaFrom Ruth Bryan Owen, Florida's first congresswoman, and Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman College, to Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, the first chairwoman of the Seminole Tribe, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas, champion of the Everglades, Making Waves examines the lives and works of women activists who made a significant impact on Florida in the last century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Women
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Florida
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Davis, Jack E., 1956-
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Frederickson, Kari A
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| ISBN |
081303129X |
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9780813031293 |
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