The exploding western metropolis : carving out a city on the bluffs, 1856 to 1870 -- The quality and equality of mercy is strained : the rise and falll of the female-led general relief agency, 1870 to 1879 -- "Back to their friends" : the reluctant response of male-led relief, 1880 to the eve of the World War I -- "Idiots, imbeciles, slaves, and women" : women's activism in Kansas City, 1880 to World War I -- Morally and legally entitled : women's political activism in the interwar period in Kansas City -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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