Changes in the Status of Texarkana, Texas, Women, 1880-1920
Description:
This study concentrates on the social status of women in one southern town during the late nineteenth century and the Progressive Era. Historians are aware that events associated with this time period brought many opportunities to women nationally, but little research has been done to reveal the impact of these opportunities at the local level. Nationally, women gained access to higher education, agitated for suffrage, adopted new clothing styles, and began community reforms, but to what extent…
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Date:
August 1999
Creator:
Rowe, Beverly J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries