Betty Bumpers - Champion of Childhood Immunization and Peace

Informationen zum Autor Anna Eblen is professor of communication at Western Washington University. She is co-editor of Women Who Speak for Peace (R&L 2002) and author of numerous articles and papers. Martha Jane Eblen is vice president of Eblen Short Stop Stores and a community leader in Asheville, NC. She has co-authored several papers on women in leadership. Klappentext Betty Bumpers: Champion of Childhood Immunization and Peace explores the significance of Bumpers' work, situating her story within the context of the history and society of the late twentieth century. Her advocacy highlights social change through connecting and inspiring women, with prominent work in peacemaking, health, and justice. Her personal legacy emphasizes the importance of family bonds, community cooperation, and progressive citizenship in American public and private life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgementsPART I ADVOCATING 1 Coming Together for a Better World 2 Networking for Children's Health 3 Linking for PeacePART II DEVELOPING AS AN ACTIVIST4 Family and Neighbors Survive the Great Depression5 Community on the Eve of World War II6 Marrying, Creating a Family, and Volunteering 7 Joining Political Life as First Lady of Arkansas 8 Living on the D.C. Beltway 9 Detaching, Returning to Arkansas, and the Future10 Understanding a Life Story BibliographyAuthor BiographiesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Anna L Eblen, Anna L. Eblen, Anna L. Eblen Eblen, Martha Jane Eblen, Eblen Anna L., Eblen Martha Jane
• Assisted by: Anna L. Eblen (Editor), Martha Jane Eblen (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781442221277
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2127-7
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Immunology, Biography: general, American Studies, MEDICAL / Immunology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: philosophy and social sciences