Leslie Wheeler Books
Jane Addams
A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.
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Jane Addams
A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.
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Rachel Carson
Describes the life and work of the biologist and conservationist, examining the role of her writing in initiating the environmental movement.
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Rachel Carson
Describes the life and work of the biologist and conservationist, examining the role of her writing in initiating the environmental movement.
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Events that changed American history
Highlights twenty events that influenced the history of the United States, including the Louisiana Purchase, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the Mont...
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The poetics of enclosure
"In this critical study, Lesley Wheeler argues for a women's tradition in American lyric poetry characterized by figures of enclosure. She examines how six dissimilar yet interconnected poets emplo...
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