Author: Claire Gaudiani
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610390326
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that "all men are created equal, and are endowed . . . with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women "social entrepreneurs," arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of "the greater good" that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or "social profit" sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance "by the people," and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.
Daughters of the Declaration
Author: Claire Gaudiani
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610390326
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that "all men are created equal, and are endowed . . . with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women "social entrepreneurs," arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of "the greater good" that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or "social profit" sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance "by the people," and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610390326
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that "all men are created equal, and are endowed . . . with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women "social entrepreneurs," arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of "the greater good" that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or "social profit" sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance "by the people," and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.
Constitution and By-laws of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Signing Their Lives Away
Author: Denise Kiernan
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594743304
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, including John Adams, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson.
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594743304
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, including John Adams, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson.
Wives of the Signers
Author: Harry Clinton Green
Publisher: Wallbuilder Press
ISBN: 9780925279606
Category : Statesmen's spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Exerpted from The pioneer mothers of America, originally published in 1912"--Verso t.p.
Publisher: Wallbuilder Press
ISBN: 9780925279606
Category : Statesmen's spouses
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Exerpted from The pioneer mothers of America, originally published in 1912"--Verso t.p.
Patsy and the Declaration
Author: Elizabeth Massie
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671001337
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
On the brink of the American Revolution, Patsy Black and her best friend, Barbara Layman, try to do everything they can to promote the cause for freedom and wonder if a red-haired stranger is a spy.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671001337
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
On the brink of the American Revolution, Patsy Black and her best friend, Barbara Layman, try to do everything they can to promote the cause for freedom and wonder if a red-haired stranger is a spy.
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Author: Della Gray Barthelmas
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A portrait of each signer appears with a facsimile of his signature on the Declaration.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A portrait of each signer appears with a facsimile of his signature on the Declaration.
Jefferson's Daughters
Author: Catherine Kerrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 1101886242
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Includes a partial Heming's family tree.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1101886242
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Includes a partial Heming's family tree.
A Pretty Story
Author: Francis Hopkinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political satire, American
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Although written as a children's story with the history of the English colonization of America in allegory, in reality it is political satire presenting the American grievances with England prior to the Revolution.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political satire, American
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Although written as a children's story with the history of the English colonization of America in allegory, in reality it is political satire presenting the American grievances with England prior to the Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description