Book of Women's Firsts: Breakthrough Achievement of over 1,000 American Women

Read, Phyllis J.;Witlieb, Bernard

ISBN 10: 0679742808 / ISBN 13: 9780679742807

Published by Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1992

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first edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, some soiling to page edges, wraps have minor rubbing.

Seller Inventory # 016753

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Book of Women's Firsts: Breakthrough Achievement of over 1,000 American Women
• Publisher: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679742808
• ISBN 13: 9780679742807
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Edition/First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • SOCIAL CONDITION

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Synopsis

A comprehensive reference that chronicles first achievements of American women from the 16th century to the present, this fascinating and inspiring book covers more than 20 fields of endeavor. Included are the first woman mayor (1897), the first woman athlete to play men's regular basketball (1986), as well as more celebrated females such as Gracie Allen, Clara Barton, and Muriel Siebert.

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ive reference that chronicles first achievements of American women from the 16th century to the present, this fascinating and inspiring book covers more than 20 fields of endeavor. Included are the first woman mayor (1897), the first woman athlete to play men's regular basketball (1986), as well as more celebrated females such as Gracie Allen, Clara Barton, and Muriel Siebert.