Hearts of Wisdom
Subtitle: American Women Caring for Kin, 1850-1940
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: September 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780674010154
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; History of medicine; Social history; Women's studies; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Social Science; History - General History; Medical; USA; Caregiving; General; History; Medical / History
First sentence: ON OCTOBER 14, 1871, Emily Hawley Gillespie, an Iowa farm woman, wrote in her diary, "Mrs. Houghton and I sat up all last night with old Mrs. Stephens, 74 yrs, she died 10 minutes past 9 this morning.