Bøker av Tina Stewart Brakebill

Enriched by years of her detailed diary entries, Barbara Egger Lennon: Teacher, Mother, Activist deepens our understanding of the ways in which work and political activism existed alongside the traditional role of women in the early 20th century.

Celestia Rice Colby, born in Ohio in 1827, had lifestyle options that were relatively straightforward for the typical white female child born in the first half of the nineteenth century. This work describes Colby's life, from her days as the daughter of an Ohio dairy farmer to her relationship with her daughter.

An accessible, engaging examination of Barbara Egger Lennon, whose life illustrates how many early 20th century American women managed to balance traditional roles with work and activism.