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Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Wadsworth, Sarah, Wiegand, Wayne A.
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Description for Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Paperback. The story of a historic library of womens writing at the 1893 Worlds Fair Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book (Paperback). Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; DSB; GL; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
On May 1, 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago opened its gates to an expectant public eager to experience firsthand its architectural beauty, technological marvels, and vast array of cultural treasures gathered from all over the world. Among the most popular of the fair’s attractions was the Woman’s Building, a monumental exhibit hall filled with the products of women’s labour—including more than 8,000 volumes of writing by women. Right Here I See My Own Books examines the progress, content, and significance of this historic first effort to assemble a comprehensive library of women’s texts.
By weaving together ... Read more
On May 1, 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago opened its gates to an expectant public eager to experience firsthand its architectural beauty, technological marvels, and vast array of cultural treasures gathered from all over the world. Among the most popular of the fair’s attractions was the Woman’s Building, a monumental exhibit hall filled with the products of women’s labour—including more than 8,000 volumes of writing by women. Right Here I See My Own Books examines the progress, content, and significance of this historic first effort to assemble a comprehensive library of women’s texts.
By weaving together ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book (Paperback)
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558499287
SKU
V9781558499287
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About Wadsworth, Sarah, Wiegand, Wayne A.
Sarah Wadsworth is associate professor of English at Marquette University and author of In the Company of Books: Literature and Its “Classes” in Nineteenth-Century America (University of Massachusetts Press, 2006). Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University and author, most recently, of Main Street Public Library: Community ... Read more
Reviews for Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
The brief but glorious history of the Woman's Building Library is a fascinating story in itself, yet Wadsworth and Wiegand perceive a larger significance within the very pages of the library's books. . . . By analyzing representative books, [they] uncover the gendered discourses of duty, vocation, and progress"" reflected in the library's holdings.""—American Libraries Magazine ""Women's issues ... Read more