History of Women's Reform Movement
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2019-01-31
Authors
Shields, Patricia M.
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Abstract
This presentation looks at the history of women's reform movements mostly in the US. It focuses on three important women, Florence Nightingale, Mary Livermore and Jane Addams. It incorporates the British and US Sanitary Commission, the Settlement movement, and the Women's Peace Movement. The Women's Suffrage, Women's Temperance and federated club activity is also discussed.
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women's reform movements, political movements, women's social movements, American politics, social reform, social work, Addams, Jane, Nightingale, Florence, Livermore, Mary, Political Science
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Shields, P. M. (2019). History of women's reform movement. Presented to Texas State University Political Science 4324: Women in Politics, San Marcos, Texas.