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Viola Florence Barnes, 1885-1979 : a historian's biography / John G. Reid.

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In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Reid, John G., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2005.
Series:Studies in gender and history.
Subjects:
Barnes, Viola Florence, > 1885-1979.
Historiography > United States > History > 20th century.
Women historians > United States > Biography.
Women history teachers > United States > Biography.
College teachers > United States > Biography.
Great Britain > Colonies > America > Historiography.
British colonies.
College teachers.
Historiography.
Women historians.
Women history teachers.
America.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1 'I desire that my children be strong and forceful': Nebraska Years, 1885-1916
  • 2 'History is my life work': The Emerging Scholar, 1916-1929
  • 3 'A very busy professional woman': Recognition, 1929-1939
  • 4 'I want to build a good strong department': Maturity, 1939-1950
  • 5 'There is not too much time left': Retirement, 1950-1960
  • 6 'I have had a very happy old age': Long Life, 1960-1979
  • 7 Conclusion
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y.

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