| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 160 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Missouri heritage readers |
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Missouri heritage readers.
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Eastons Arrive in St. Louis; Chapter 2. Life in a Hybrid Town; Chapter 3. Educating Mary; Chapter 4. "A Marvelous Little Wren"; Chapter 5. Fort Osage Closes; Chapter 6. Pioneers on the Western Frontier; Chapter 7. The Great Awakening; Chapter 8. Aunt Mary; Chapter 9. Uncertain Times for Linden Wood; Chapter 10. A Real College; Chapter 11. Mary's Legacy; For Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
"Drawing on Mary and George Sibley's journals and letters, Wolferman brings to life one of Missouri's most remarkable women educators, the founder of Lindenwood University. Sibley's views regarding women's social and political roles, slavery, temperance, religion, and other topics reflect educational and social developments on the frontier and nationwide"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Sibley, Mary Easton, 1800-1878.
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| SUBJECT |
Sibley, Mary Easton, 1800-1878 fast |
| Subject |
Women educators -- Missouri -- Biography
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Women -- Education -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators.
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EDUCATION -- History.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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Women -- Education
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Women educators
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Missouri
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008015672 |
| ISBN |
9780826266705 |
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0826266703 |
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