| Madison Women Remember: Growing Up in Wisconsin's Capital Contributor(s): White, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738540226 ISBN-13: 9780738540221 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: Madison is Wisconsin's capital city and the "land of the four lakes." Since the city's founding 150 years ago, rich and poor have lived in close proximity surrounded by the beautiful lakes, a fact that has played a role in the city's aspirations toward social justice and a good quality of life for all its residents. Celebrate Madison's 150th birthday as women born between 1915 and 1957 reminisce about growing up here. Meet their families and friends, enjoy their pastimes, and ultimately follow them through their experience of an adventure everyone shares -- coming of age at a particular place and time, receiving its stamp on one's character, values, and ambitions. These moving, entertaining first-person accounts gleaned from oral history interviews with women from a wide range of backgrounds reveal the changing nature of Madison over time. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Women's Studies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 977.583 |
| LCCN: 2005935601 |
| Series: Voices of America |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.96" W x 9.18" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin - Locality - Madison, Wisconsin - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: Madison is Wisconsin's capital city and the "land of the four lakes." Since the city's founding 150 years ago, rich and poor have lived in close proximity surrounded by the beautiful lakes, a fact that has played a role in the city's aspirations toward social justice and a good quality of life for all its residents. Celebrate Madison's 150th birthday as women born between 1915 and 1957 reminisce about growing up here. Meet their families and friends, enjoy their pastimes, and ultimately follow them through their experience of an adventure everyone shares--coming of age at a particular place and time, receiving its stamp on one's character, values, and ambitions. These moving, entertaining first-person accounts gleaned from oral history interviews with women from a wide range of backgrounds reveal the changing nature of Madison over time. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Sarah: - Sarah White, author and personal historian, helps people record their life stories for presentation in book form and more. She has been a Madison resident since 1979. |