Women of Conscience: Social Reform in Danville, Illinois, 1890-1930

by Janet Duitsman Cornelius and Martha LaFrenz Kay

An inspirational study of the role of women's groups in taming and reclaiming a small midwestern city

A case study in the evolution and influence of women's groups as they moved from the private to public spheres, Women of Conscience documents the means by which church groups, literary study groups, and benevolent societies empowered women in a small city to enact progressive community reforms and achieve suffrage. In their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570037469
• ISBN13: 9781570037467
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"