Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society (Philanthropic Studies)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: September 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780253339188
Subjects: Social work; Women's studies; Private Welfare Work; Sociology Of Women; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Philanthropy & Charity; Women's Studies - General; Volunteer Work; Charitable contributions; Cross-cultural studies; Women; Women in charitable work; Women volunteers in social ser; Women volunteers in social service
First sentence: The growing interest that scholars have shown in women's political culture-the ways in which women built institutions and influenced public policymaking from beyond the electoral arena-is perhaps not surprising.