Mary Elizabeth Garrett: Society and Philanthropy in the Gilded Age by Kathleen W

Description: Mary Elizabeth Garrett by Kathleen Waters Sander Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Sanders thoughtful and informed study of this pioneering philanthropist is the first to recognize Garrett and her monumental contributions to equality in America. Publisher Description Mary Elizabeth Garrett was one of the most influential philanthropists and women activists of the Gilded Age. With Marys legacy all but forgotten, Kathleen Waters Sander recounts in impressive detail the life and times of this remarkable woman, through the turbulent years of the Civil War to the early twentieth century. At once a captivating biography of Garrett and an epic account of the rise of commerce, railroading, and womens rights, Sanders work re-examines the great social and political movements of the age. As the youngest child and only daughter of the B&O Railroad mogul John Work Garrett, Mary was bright and capable, well suited to become her fathers heir apparent. But social convention prohibited her from following in his footsteps, a source of great frustration for the brilliant and strong-willed woman. Mary turned her attentions instead to promoting womens rights, using her status and massive wealth to advance her uncompromising vision for womens place in the expanding United States.She contributed the endowment to establish the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with two unprecedented conditions: that women be admitted on the same terms as men and that the school be graduate level, thereby forcing revolutionary policy changes at the male-run institution. Believing that advanced education was the key to womens betterment, she helped found and sustain the prestigious girls preparatory school in Baltimore, the Bryn Mawr School. Her philanthropic gifts to Bryn Mawr College helped tranform the modest Quaker school into a renowned womens college. Mary was also a great supporter of womens suffrage, working tirelessly to gain equal rights for women. Suffragist, friend of charitable causes, and champion of womens education, Mary Elizabeth Garrett both improved the status of women and ushered in modern standards of American medicine and philanthropy. Sanders thoughtful and informed study of this pioneering philanthropist is the first to recognize Garrett and her monumental contributions to equality in America. Author Biography Kathleen Waters Sander received her Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Maryland. She is author of The Business of Charity: The Womans Exchange Movement, 1832-1900. Details ISBN 0801888700 ISBN-13 9780801888700 Title Mary Elizabeth Garrett Author Kathleen Waters Sander Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 360 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136592110; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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