Verlag: Peterson's, 1994
ISBN 10: 0671896644 ISBN 13: 9780671896645
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. 2 Sub. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: Peterson's, 1994
ISBN 10: 0671896644 ISBN 13: 9780671896645
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. 2 Sub. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: University Alabama Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 081731055X ISBN 13: 9780817310554
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.
Verlag: University of North Carolina Press, 2017
ISBN 10: 1469630796 ISBN 13: 9781469630793
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Verlag: University of North Carolina Press, 2017
ISBN 10: 1469630796 ISBN 13: 9781469630793
Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Verlag: Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017, 2017
Anbieter: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, USA
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Rogoff, Leonard. Gertrude Weil: Jewish progressive in the New South. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017, xi, 354pp., very good dust-jacket, very good brown cloth, fresh attractive copy. INSCRIBED simply to recipient with full name, dated, and SIGNED Leonard Rogoff. "It is so obvious that to treat people equally is the right thing to do," wrote Gertrude Weil (1879-1971). In the first-ever biography of Weil, Leonard Rogoff tells the story of a modest southern Jewish woman who, while famously private, fought publicly and passionately for the progressive causes of her age. Born to a prominent family in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Weil never married and there remained ensconced--in many ways a proper southern lady--for nearly a century. From her hometown, she fought for women's suffrage, founded her state's League of Women Voters, pushed for labor reform and social welfare, and advocated for world peace. Weil made national headlines during an election in 1922 when, casting her vote, she spotted and ripped up a stack of illegally marked ballots. She campaigned against lynching, convened a biracial council in her home, and in her eighties desegregated a swimming pool by diving in headfirst. Rogoff also highlights Weil's place in the broader Jewish American experience. Whether attempting to promote the causes of southern Jewry, save her European family members from the Holocaust, or support the creation of a Jewish state, Weil fought for systemic change, all the while insisting that she had not done much beyond the ordinary duty of any citizen.-- CONTENTS: My dear ones : German, Jewish, and Southern -- Hip! Hip! Hooray!!! : the education of a new woman -- When I came home : Federation Gertie as citizen activist -- Holding her breath : conflicts personal and global -- Greater heights of spiritual achievements : a Jewish light unto the nations -- Breathing the same air : the battle for women's suffrage -- How shall women vote : league, council, and conference -- Meeting the needs : the struggle for economic and social justice -- The terrible news in each morning's paper : the war abroad and at home -- My kinship with all other Jews : Jews, Judaism, and Zionism -- Treat people equally : from gradualism to integration -- My share of responsibility : citizen and neighbor -- The whole of life : accolades and aging -- Legacy. ISBN 9781469630793.
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1527741567 ISBN 13: 9781527741560
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 440 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.