The Sum of Feminine Achievement: A Critical and Analytical Study of Woman's Contribution to the Intellectual Progress of the World
by Dorland, W.A. (William Alexander) Newman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Stratford Company, 1917. 1st edition. A study of the achievements of women in modern history. A critique of the prevailing sentiment of the time that women were intellectually inferior to men and best suited for maternal and domestic roles. Includes material on 400 women of "modern times" (the 1600s onward) and their accomplishments in art, education, exploration, journalism, sociology, philanthropy, social reform, religion, suffrage, science, medicine, music, theater, literature, and statesmanship. 237 pp., including a table of "Famous Women of Modern Times." Clothbound 12mo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG with some wear and a scratch to the front cover.
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- Bookseller
- Lux Libri (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000004
- Title
- The Sum of Feminine Achievement: A Critical and Analytical Study of Woman's Contribution to the Intellectual Progress of the World
- Author
- Dorland, W.A. (William Alexander) Newman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Stratford
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1917
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...