Enterprising women : 250 years of American business / Virginia G. Drachman.
By: Drachman, Virginia G.
Contributor(s): National Heritage Museum (Lexington, Mass.).
Material type: TextPublisher: Chapel Hill : Published in association with the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study, Harvard University by University of North Carolina Press, c2002General Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title held Oct. 2002-Feb. 2003 at the National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Mass. and six other U.S. locations through Jan. 2005.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-174) and index.Description: vii, 184 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0807827622 (cloth : alk. paper); 0807854298 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Businesswomen -- United States -- Biography | Businesswomen -- United States -- History | Businesswomen -- United States -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 338.7/092/273Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title held Oct. 2002-Feb. 2003 at the National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Mass. and six other U.S. locations through Jan. 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-174) and index.
Introducing enterprising women -- "To live & act as I please" : seeking independence, 1750-1830 -- "To guide and encourage other women in business" : profit in the service of women, 1830-1890 -- "A field that is their own province" : fashioning the business of beauty, 1890-1960 -- "The cleverest women-- have entered most of the business fields" : breaking new ground, 1890-1960 -- "Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. Let's go" : women take charge, 1960-2000.
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