Project Gutenberg 2019-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 303 Beard, Mary Ritter 1876 1958 Beard, Mary Ritter, Mary Beard, Mary R. (Mary Ritter) 15007484 Woman's work in municipalities Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Woman's Work in Municipalities" by Mary Ritter Beard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the diverse roles and contributions of women in municipal affairs and civic improvement in American society, illustrating their influence on various social issues. It aims to highlight women's involvement in education, public health, and other civic endeavors while demonstrating their capacity to effect change in local governance. The opening of the book sets the stage by outlining its objectives and approach. Beard explains that her work combines readings and original surveys to capture the essence and extent of women's contributions to local government. She discusses the initial intent to present a collection of readings, which transformed into a comprehensive exploration of women's engagement with civic issues after recognizing the lack of existing literature on the subject. The preface further emphasizes the importance of women's work in shaping urban life, inviting a new interpretation of women not as incidental figures but as pivotal contributors to societal betterment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Civic improvement Women in public life Urban women HQ Text Category: History - American Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 808665 2025-06-23T16:05:33.113684 text/html 808178 2019-06-05T09:38:58 text/html 599382 2025-06-23T16:05:47.422651 application/epub+zip 596702 2025-06-23T16:05:35.362674 application/epub+zip 480729 2025-06-23T16:05:34.328686 application/epub+zip 752744 2025-06-23T16:05:56.692606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661467 2025-06-23T16:05:46.303604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545680 2022-09-27T02:00:35.660060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736645 2025-06-23T16:05:31.681707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 736578 2019-06-05T09:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19524 2025-06-23T16:05:56.865540 application/rdf+xml 16270 2025-06-23T16:05:34.450647 image/jpeg 2604 2025-06-23T16:05:34.389632 image/jpeg 266645 2019-06-05T09:38:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 449448 2019-06-05T09:38:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 451089 2025-06-23T16:05:33.184671 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia