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Author Reid, John G., 1948-

Title Viola Florence Barnes, 1885-1979 : a historian's biography / John G. Reid
Published Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 228 pages) : illustrations
Series Studies in gender and history
Studies in gender and history.
Contents Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 'I desire that my children be strong and forceful': Nebraska Years, 1885-1916 -- 2 'History is my life work': The Emerging Scholar, 1916-1929 -- 3 'A very busy professional woman': Recognition, 1929-1939 -- 4 'I want to build a good strong department': Maturity, 1939-1950 -- 5 'There is not too much time left': Retirement, 1950-1960 -- 6 'I have had a very happy old age': Long Life, 1960-1979 -- 7 Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
Summary In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 11, 2016)
Subject Barnes, Viola Florence, 1885-1979.
SUBJECT Barnes, Viola Florence, 1885-1979 fast
Subject Historiography -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Women historians -- United States -- Biography
Women history teachers -- United States -- Biography
College teachers -- United States -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- Study & Teaching.
British colonies
College teachers
Historiography
Women historians
Women history teachers
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Historiography
Subject America
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005281845
ISBN 9781442628076
1442628073
0802080170
9780802080172
1442659173
9781442659179