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Author:

Eddy, Jacalyn.

Title:

Bookwomen : creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 / Jacalyn Eddy.

Publisher:

University of Wisconsin Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

x, 211 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Children's literature--History--United States--History--20th century.
Women in the book industries and trade--United States--History--20th century.
Children's books--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.

Contents:

Troublesome womanhood and new childhood -- Protecting books : Anne Carroll Moore, Alice Jordan, and the public library -- Selling books : bookshops, the WEIU, and Bertha Everett Mahony -- Making books : children's book publishing and Louise Hunting Seaman -- Becoming experts and friends -- Building professional culture -- Triumph and transition.

Series:

Print culture history in modern America

ISBN:

9780299217945
9780299217945 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0299217949 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61169774

LCCN:

2005021513

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)