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Women Champions of Human Rights

Women Champions of Human Rights

Moira Davison Reynolds

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Editorial:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9780786476138
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Intended for the general reader with an interest in American history, this book profiles eleven women who made enduring contributions to society: Jane Addams, Fannie Farmer, Lillian Wald, Mary McLeod Bethune, Juliette Low, Margaret Sanger, Carrie Chapman Catt, Margaret Mitchell, Margaret Bourke-White, Rachel Carson and Betty Friedan. Intertwined with their lives are the issues of immigration, health care, reproductive rights, the environment and women’s rights.

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