iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
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Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)
Summary
The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.
Journal of the Lancaster CountyHistorical Society, v. 108, no.1 (Spring 2006).
Notes
An exhibition in the reading room of the Willson Memorial Building at the Lancaster County Historical Society.
Includes brief information about John Miller ; Thomas Burrowes ; J. P. Wickersham ; Sally Bolton ; Lillian Welsh ; Mary T. Wales ; Gertrude Johnson ; Emmanuel Epps ; Justin Roddy ; Lyman E. Reifsnyder ; Betty Curtis ; Yvonne Lambert Toney ; Lucretia Mott ; G. Terry Madonna.
History of the instiution from 1909 to 1999 from its inception as Miss Stahr's School and Lancaster College merged to form The Shippen School and then Lancaster Country Day School.
Diary for the year 1899, while Ms. Kaufman was a student studying to be a teacher at the Millersville Normal School (now Millersville University). She taught school and, after marrying, was for a time a farm wife. She died in 1956 while living in Lancaster, PA.
The history of northeastern Pennsylvania : the last 100 years : proceedings of the twelfth annual Conference on the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania
