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Lighting the Way
Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
by Karenna Gore Schiff
ISBN: 1401352189
ISBN-13: 9781401352189
Format: Hardcover
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"...Schiff has written an engaging and superbly researched collection."
-- New York Times Book Review
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Publisher: Miramax
Published date: 2006
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2 pounds
Pages: 528
Publisher's Notes
Provides an inspirational and illuminating study of nine women who transformed modern America through their battle against inequity and social injustice, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mother Jones, Alice Hamilton, Frances Perkins, Viriginia Durr, Septima Clark, Dolores Huerta, Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias, and Gretchen Buchenholtz.
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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Schiff, Karenna Gore
Miramax. Hardcover. 1401352189 Thankyou for looking at Bookscorner1. May have a remainder mark and shelf wear. . Fine. 2006-02-08. ( more information) Offered by bookscorner1 (United States)
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Miramax. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 2006. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Minor small bends/tears to edges of dust jacket. Cover has some wear on edges.Price or other sticker on dust jacket. Dust jacket: Acceptable. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Karenna Gore Schiff
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Miramax, 2006-02-08. Hardcover. Acceptable. We suggest the use of priority shipping, where available. Media mail can take up to three weeks for delivery. We ship every business day. Used books may not contain original publisher materials, ie cd and infotrak ( more information) Offered by textbook recycle (United States)
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Karenna Gore Schiff
[ Edition: Reprint ]. Good Condition. Publisher: Miramax Pub Date: 2/8/2006 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 528 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information) Offered by BookHolders (United States)
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Schiff, Karenna Gore
Miramax. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 2006. Hardcover. The boards are clean and in excellent shape. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and crisp. The dust jacket is clean with light wear on the edges. ; 528 p. . ( more information) Offered by The Cracked Book, LLC (United States)
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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Schiff, Karenna Gore
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Miramax, 2006. unread copy, clean, minor bump to upper fore spine, uncorrected proof. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by browns books (Canada)
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LIGHTING THE WAY: NINE WOMEN WHO SHAPED MODERN AMERICA
Karenna Gore Schiff
Miramax, 2006-02-08. Hardcover. Good. PAPERBACK, ADVANCED READING COPY, X-Library w/ library markings, lean to spine, wear to cover edgesDelivery Confirmation on Media Mail orders, First Class shipping if available for faster service. Shipped in bubble mailers. ( more information) Offered by Browse4books (United States)
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Lighting the Way; Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
gore Schiff, Karenna
USA: Miramax, 2006. 528 pages with index, dj wear to edges with some scuffs. ISBN: 1401352189. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Near New. 8vo - over 4¾" - 9¾" Tall. Chapter book. Social Reformers - Women united States. ( more information) Offered by Highway Book Shop (Canada)
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Schiff, Karenna Gore
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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Schiff, Karenna Gore
New York: Miramax Books; Hyperion, 2006 xv, 528 pp., illus., bib. notes, index; 24 cm. AS NEW. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Karenna Gore Schiff's nationally bestselling narrative tells the fascinating stories of nine influential women, who each in her own way, tackled inequity and advocated change throughout the turbulent twentieth century: Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who was born a slave and fought against lynching; Mother Jones, an Irish immigrant who organized coal miners and campaigned against child labor; Alice Hamilton, who pushed for regulation of industrial toxins; Frances Perkins, who developed key New Deal legislation; Virginia Durr, who fought the poll tax and segregation; Septima Clark, who helped to register black voters; Dolores Huerta, who organized farm workers; Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias, an activist for reproductive rights; and Gretchen Buchenholz, one of the nation's leading child advocates. Gore Schiff delivers an intimate and accessible account of the nine trail-blazing women who deserve not only to be honored but to have their example serve as beacons. / Nadine Schiff worked as a reporter for CBS Evening News before moving into the entertainment business, where she was vice president of Michael Douglas's Stonebridge Entertainment. She is the co-author of If I Don't Do It Now...Career Makeovers for the Working Woman, and lives in Los Angeles." - Publisher.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Schiff, Karenna Gore
New York, NY: Miramax Books, 2006. Inscribed by author on half title page, very clean, tight and bright.. ISBN: 1401352189. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Karenna Gore Schiff, Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America. ( more information) Offered by Book Grove (United States)
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Schiff, Karenna Gore
New York: Hyperion, 2005 Hardcover. Sound, clean & very nice copy, hint of edgewear. Jacket is bright & clean, light rubbing/edgewear. Not price clipped. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AT TITLE PAGE.. By Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Schiff, Karenna Gore
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Miramax, 2006. Signed by author on title page. From Publishers Weekly Schiff, who is most notably Al Gore's oldest daughter and a lawyer and journalist, has put together a collective biography of nine outstanding American women of the 20th century—some unjustly little known. The more celebrated are Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862–1931), an African-American journalist who brought the horrors of lynching to public attention; Mother Jones (c. 1837–1930), an Irish immigrant and lifelong crusader for workers' rights; and Frances Perkins (1882–1965), the first woman Cabinet member, appointed by FDR. Schiff also illuminates less renowned but highly influential figures, including Alice Hamilton (1869–1970) a physician and pioneer in calling attention to the dangers of industrial poisons, and Septima Poinsette Clark (1898–1987), child of a former slave, who became a teacher and tireless advocate for racial equality. Several of the subjects are still alive, like Dolores Huerta, cofounder with César Chávez of the United Farm Workers, and Gretchen Buchenholz, who established the Association to Benefit Children. Schiff has done excellent research, and though her prose isn't especially stylish, she shows her heroines as fully rounded figures. She points out, for example, that Wells-Barnett's feud with the NAACP was counterproductive and that Mother Jones's opposition to women's suffrage limited her reach. (Feb. 8) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Schiff, journalist, lawyer, and daughter of former vice president Al Gore, highlights the lives of nine women who have had enormous impact on the social and political history of the U.S., though most of them are relatively unknown. Schiff acknowledges that her selections are entirely personal. The nine include Ida B. Wells Barnett, antilynching activist; Mother Jones, an advocate for coal miners; Dr. Alice Hamilton, a proponent of workers' rights in the chemical industry; Frances Perkins, who helped establish Social Security; Virginia Durr, who fought to end poll taxes; Septima Poinsette Clark, an advocate for the rights of black voters; Dolores Huera, farmworker organizer; Dr. Helen Rodrigues-Trias, a reproductive rights activist; and Gretchen Buchenholz, a child advocate. The elements tying these women's lives together are a strong sense of women's rights as well as a devotion to making social change while caring for family and friends. This is an inspirational collection of biographies of women of various social, ethnic, and racial backgrounds fighting for social justice. Vanessa Bush Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Michael Diesman (United States)
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Schiff, Karenna Gore
Miramax. Hardcover. 1401352189 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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