Relations of Rescue: The Search for Female Moral Authority in the American West, 1874-1939
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In this study of late nineteenth-century moral reform, Peggy Pascoe examines four specific cases--a home for Chinese prostitutes in San Francisco, California; a home for polygamous Mormon women in Salt Lake City, Utah; a home for unmarried mothers in Denver, Colorado; and a program for American Indians on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska--to tell the story of the women who established missionary rescue homes for women in the American West. Focusing...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195084306
ISBN13:9780195084306
Release Date:March 1993
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"
Related Subjects
19th Century 20th Century Dysfunctional Relationships Family Relationships History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Mysticism Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Women in History Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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