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Bazaars and fair ladies : the history of the American fundraising fair

Title
Bazaars and fair ladies : the history of the American fundraising fair / Beverly Gordon.
Author
Gordon, Beverly.
Publication
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 1998.

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Description
xxvii, 285 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Tracing their development from the early 1800s to the present day, Gordon shows how women's fairs have reflected and influenced American culture, including styles of display and presentation, forms of public entertainment, attitudes about consumption and commodities, and perceptions of other cultures and of the past."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Börngen, ..
  • Bazaars (Charities) > United States > History
  • Women in charitable work > United States > History
  • Bazaars (Charities)
  • Women in charitable work
  • Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
  • Geschichte
  • Frau
  • Fondsenverwerving
  • Liefdadigheid
  • Bazars
  • Vrouwen
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index.
Contents
The many meanings of the fundraising fair and an overview of its development -- The tensions of the antebellum fair : moral crusades and "bewitching" ladies -- The excitement and lasting legacy of the Civil War sanitary fairs -- Other fairs of the Civil War and Reconstruction periods -- The heyday of the fundraising fair : "anything to attract" at the turn of the century -- Fairs during and between the world wars -- The contemporary fair : developments since World War II -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 1572330147
  • 9781572330146
LCCN
97045425
OCLC
  • ocm38144317
  • 38144317
  • SCSB-417208
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library