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Languages : en
Pages : 923
Book Description
1942 Record Number of the Wellesley College Bulletin, September 1942 ...
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Author: Wellesley CollegeSophonisba Breckinridge
Author: Anya JabourPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252051521
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Sophonisba Breckinridge's remarkable career stretched from the Civil War to the Cold War. She took part in virtually every reform campaign of the Progressive and New Deal eras and became a nationally and internationally renowned figure. Her work informed women’s activism for decades and continues to shape progressive politics today. Anya Jabour's biography rediscovers this groundbreaking American figure. After earning advanced degrees in politics, economics, and law, Breckinridge established the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, which became a feminist think tank that promoted public welfare policy and propelled women into leadership positions. In 1935, Breckinridge’s unremitting efforts to provide government aid to the dispossessed culminated in her appointment as an advisor on programs for the new Social Security Act. A longtime activist in international movements for peace and justice, Breckinridge also influenced the formation of the United Nations and advanced the idea that "women’s rights are human rights." Her lifelong commitment to social justice created a lasting legacy for generations of progressive activists.
Bowdoin College Bulletin
Author: Bowdoin CollegePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332618913
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Excerpt from Bowdoin College Bulletin: President's Report Number; Sessions of 1942-43 Except to those whose memories of the College go back to the Student Army Training Corps of the fall of 1918, it is a strange sight to see squadrons of young men march to class and to the Union for meals; it is strange to hear in place of the rising bell the bugles reveille at it is strange and thrilling every eve ning to have retreat held by the Memorial Flag Pole. And while students still stroll to classes in desultory friendly groups and while the Army marches, young Naval officers very busi ness-like go their way to class and laboratory. Classes begin at 8 and last until 12 noon, which is now the chapel hour; andiin the afternoon there are classes, laboratory periods, and instruc tion in physical training from to Every student is required to take five hours a week of physical training; and men in the service have already written of its value. The gymnasium, the cage, the swimming pool, are actually in use from early morning to late at night. This may be symbolic of what war really means when one goes from the silent library with only a few students to the crowded gym. Old grads returning to the campus for an hour or two shake their heads and say sadly, It doesnt look like the college to me. But they have not locked deep enough to realize it is the same college serving its country in different ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
John McAndrew's Modernist Vision
Author: Mardges BaconPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1616897864
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
John McAndrew's Modernist Vision tells the compelling story of the architect, scholar, and curator John McAndrew, who played a key role in redefining modernism in the United States from the 1930s onward. The designer of the Vassar College Art Library—arguably the first modern interior on a college campus—and the curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1937 to 1941, McAndrew was instrumental in creating a distinct and innovative aesthetic that bridged the European modernist lineage and American regional vernacular. Providing a fascinating glimpse into McAndrew's life, his associations with important architects and artists, and the historical context that shaped his work, this book is a thoroughly researched testament to a man who left a powerful mark on the evolution of American architecture.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Designing Transformation
Author: Elana ShapiraPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350172294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Jewish designers and architects played a key role in shaping the interwar architecture of Central Europe, and in the respective countries where they settled following the Nazi's rise to power. This book explores how Jewish architects and patrons influenced and reformed the design of towns and cities through commercial buildings, urban landscaping and other material culture. It also examines how modern identities evolved in the context of migration, commercial and professional networks, and in relation to the conflict between nationalist ideologies and international aspirations in Central Europe and beyond. Pointing to the production within cultural platforms shared by Jews and Christians, the book's research sheds new light on the importance of integrating Jews into Central European design and aesthetic history. Leading historians, curators, archivists and architects present their critical analyses further to 'design' the past and push forward a transformation in the historical consciousness of Central Europe. By reconsidering the seminal role of Central European émigré and exiled architects and designers in shaping today's global design cultures, this book further strengthens humanistic, progressive and pluralistic cultural trends in Europe today.
Author: Paul Wesley Prindle