Women of Dutchess County, New York: Voices and Talents
Women of Dutchess County, New York: Voices and Talents

Author: Candace J. Lewis

Publisher: Dutchess County Historical Society

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 0944733158

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From the longest-running historical journal in New York comes the 2020 edition which showcases the aspirations and achievements of the women of Dutchess County, on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote nationally.

Women of Dutchess County, New York: Voices and Talents Part II
Women of Dutchess County, New York: Voices and Talents Part II

Author: Candace Lewis

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780944733165

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Part II continues to focus on the women of Dutchess County. Included are articles on Maria Mitchell, Famed Nineteenth Century Astronomer, Educator; Caroline M. Clowes Nineteenth-Century American Artist; The "Brass Pounders": The Women telegraph operators of Dutchess County who worked on the railroads; Hallie Flanagan at Vassar College; Violet H. Simmons: A Remarkable Teacher plus Selections from Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933 Book, "It's Up to the Women" . In addition their are the regular sections covering various aspects of Dutchess County such as Dutchess County African Americans in The Great War and A "Joyful Noise Unto the Lord," Black Gospel Musicin Dutchess County 1945 to 1970.

The Irish Voice in America
The Irish Voice in America

Author: Charles Fanning

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0813148332

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In this study, Charles Fanning has written the first general account of the origins and development of a literary tradition among American writers of Irish birth or background who have explored the Irish immigrant or ethnic experience in works of fiction. The result is a portrait of the evolving fictional self-consciousness of an immigrant group over a span of 250 years. Fanning traces the roots of Irish-American writing back to the eighteenth century and carries it forward through the traumatic years of the Famine to the present time with an intensely productive period in the twentieth century beginning with James T. Farrell. Later writers treated in depth include Edwin O'Connor, Elizabeth Cullinan, Maureen Howard, and William Kennedy. Along the way he places in the historical record many all but forgotten writers, including the prolific Mary Ann Sadlier. The Irish Voice in America is not only a highly readable contribution to American literary history but also a valuable reference to many writers and their works. For this second edition, Fanning has added a chapter that covers the fiction of the past decade. He argues that contemporary writers continue to draw on Ireland as a source and are important chroniclers of the modern American experience.

The Encyclopedia of New York State
The Encyclopedia of New York State

Author: Peter Eisenstadt

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

Published: 2005-05-19

Total Pages: 1960

ISBN-13: 9780815608080

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The Encyclopedia of New York State is one of the most complete works on the Empire State to be published in a half-century. In nearly 2,000 pages and 4,000 signed entries, this single volume captures the impressive complexity of New York State as a historic crossroads of people and ideas, as a cradle of abolitionism and feminism, and as an apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. The Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating details from fields ranging from sociology and geography to history. Did you know that Manhattan's Lower East Side was once the most populated neighborhood in the world, but Hamilton County in the Adirondacks is the least densely populated county east of the Mississippi; New York is the only state to border both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean; the Erie Canal opened New York City to rich farmland upstate . . . and to the west. Entries by experts chronicle New York's varied areas, politics, and persuasions with a cornucopia of subjects from environmentalism to higher education to railroads, weaving the state's diverse regions and peoples into one idea of New York State. Lavishly illustrated with 500 photographs and figures, 120 maps, and 140 tables, the Encyclopedia is key to understanding the state's past, present, and future. It is a crucial reference for students, teachers, historians, and business people, for New Yorkers of all persuasions, and for anyone interested in finding out more about New York State.

Covering the Campus
Covering the Campus

Author: Brian Farkas

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1440126836

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Among the oldest student publications in the United States, the Miscellany News traces its roots back to 1866. Beginning as a literary magazine and evolving into a contemporary newspaper, the paper has reported nearly 150 years of student experiences. The Miscellany has seen generations of Vassar College students who have witnessed the horrors of international war, felt the injustices of racial strife, and observed stirring protests unfold on their own campus. This narrative history of the Miscellany tells the story of the young men and women writing about their collegiate environment against the grand backdrop of American history. With careful qualitative and quantitative analysis-along with scores of interviews with former editors-Brian Farkas navigates the complex and fascinating history of the Miscellany. Blending historical investigation with his personal experience, Farkas presents a fascinating and often humorous window into journalism, history's first draft.