Report of the Philippine Commission to the President January 31, 1900 [-December 20, 1900]
Title | Report of the Philippine Commission to the President January 31, 1900 [-December 20, 1900] PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Philippine Commission (1899-1900) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 740 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Philippines |
ISBN |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Title | The Federal Bureau of Investigation PDF eBook |
Author | Max Lowenthal |
Publisher | |
Pages | 584 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | Internal security |
ISBN |
Report of the State Library Board to which is Appended the Report of the State Librarian
Title | Report of the State Library Board to which is Appended the Report of the State Librarian PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia State Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 634 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Special reports and monographs are issued as part of some of the Reports.
Oregon Blue Book
Title | Oregon Blue Book PDF eBook |
Author | Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1895 |
Genre | Oregon |
ISBN |
One Woman's Political Journey
Title | One Woman's Political Journey PDF eBook |
Author | Lynn Musslewhite |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780806135632 |
Born in Nebraska in 1875, Kate Barnard spent most of her childhood in Kansas, where family dislocation and financial failure darkened her early life. After Barnard and her father moved to Oklahoma Territory in the 1890s, Kate had unsatisfying stints as a schoolteacher and a stenographer before she discovered her life work in politics and social reform. One Woman’s Political Journey: Kate Barnard and Social Reform, 1875—1930 details the life’s work—including the political successes and failures—of a complex and courageous woman who appreciated that she was on the cutting edge of new and novel opportunities for women. Crusading for the disadvantaged, Barnard became a spokeswoman for child labor laws, a compulsory school attendance law, a juvenile justice system, and a modern penal structure. In 1907, at age thirty-two, she became the first woman in the nation elected to a state post—Commissioner of Charities and Corrections, a post created specifically for her by Oklahoma’s constitutional convention. Her dramatic rhetoric and favorable publicity attracted national attention and the admiration of Oklahomans. Convinced that women could effect positive change, she encouraged them to move into the public arena and embrace social justice reform. She also formed a coalition of farmers and laborers that led to the creation of Oklahoma’s Democratic Party. In her first term, Barnard persuaded Oklahoma’s all-male legislature to pass reforms announcing state responsibility for the welfare of children and forced changes in the state’s humanitarian institutions. In her second term, she sought protection for property rights of American Indian children. But Barnard’s career was not without obstacles. Her lack of control over budgets and personnel, along with her frequent clashing with male politicians limited her effectiveness and fueled her growing discouragement with politics. Named by Oklahoma Today as one of the fifty most influential Oklahomans in the past one hundred years, Kate Barnard is finally the deserved focus of a full-length scholarly biography.
Race of the Century
Title | Race of the Century PDF eBook |
Author | Julie M. Fenster |
Publisher | Broadway Books |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2006-06-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307339173 |
Capturing the determination and thrill of an era when technology made anything seem possible, this work tells the story of the death-defying New York-to-Paris Auto Race held in 1908. Photos.
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Title | Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly PDF eBook |
Author | New South Wales. Parliament |
Publisher | |
Pages | 910 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | New South Wales |
ISBN |
Includes various departmental reports and reports of commissions. Cf. Gregory. Serial publications of foreign governments, 1815-1931.