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After the vote : feminist politics in La Guardia's New York / Elisabeth Israels Perry.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190948542 (ebook) :Subject(s): Municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Women in the civil service -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- New York | New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1898-1951Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199341849DDC classification: 320.85082097471 LOC classification: JS1228Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Soon after his first inauguration in 1934, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia began appointing women into his administration. By the end of his three terms he had installed almost a hundred women as lawyers, board and commission members and secretaries, deputy commissioners, and judges. No previous mayor had done anything comparable. These 'Women of the La Guardia Administration' met frequently for mutual support and political strategizing. This work tells their stories.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Soon after his first inauguration in 1934, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia began appointing women into his administration. By the end of his three terms he had installed almost a hundred women as lawyers, board and commission members and secretaries, deputy commissioners, and judges. No previous mayor had done anything comparable. These 'Women of the La Guardia Administration' met frequently for mutual support and political strategizing. This work tells their stories.
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