Restoring Women's History through Historic Preservation

Contents:
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER ONE
Restoring Women's History through Historic Preservation: Recent Developments in Scholarship and Public Historical Practice
Gail Lee DubrowPART I
Documenting the History of Women in PreservationCHAPTER 2
Women in the Nineteenth-Century Preservation Movement
Barbara J. HoweCHAPTER 3
Special Places Saved: The Role of Women in Preserving
Shaun EyringCHAPTER 4
Four African American Women on the National Landscape
Faith Davis RuffinsPART II
Revisiting Women's Lives at Historic Houses and MuseumsCHAPTER 5
Uncovering and Interpreting Women's History at Historic House Museums
Patricia WestCHAPTER 6
Domestic Work Portrayed: Philadelphia's Restored Bishop William White House-A Case Study
Karie Diethorn with John BaconCHAPTER 7
Putting Women in Their Place: Methods and Sources for Including Women's History in Museums and Historic Sites
Edith MayoPART III
Claiming New Space for Women in the Built Environment and Cultural LandscapeCHAPTER 8
Rooms of Their Own: The Nurse's Residences at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital
Annmarie AdamsCHAPTER 9
On the Inside: Preserving Women's History in American Libraries
Abigal A. Van SlyckCHAPTER 10
Women in the Southern West Virginia Coalfields
Susan M. PierceCHAPTER 11
""A Night with Venus, a Moon with Mercury"": The Archaeology of Prostitution in Historical Los Angeles
Julia G. CostelloPART IV
Exemplary ProjectsCHAPTER 12
The Power of Place Project: Claiming Women's History in the Urban Landscape
Dolores HaydenCHAPTER 13
Best Practices for Saving Women's Heritage Sites: Nonprofit Case Studies
Jennifer B. GoodmanCHAPTER 14
""It's a Wide Community Indeed"": Alliances and Issues in Creating Women's Rights National Historical Park, Seneca Falls. New York
Judith WellmanCHAPTER 15
""Raising Our Sites"": A Pilot Project for Integrating Women's History into Museums
Kim MoonCHAPTER 16
Finding Her Place: Integrating Women's History into Historic Preservation in Georgia
Leslie N. SharpCHAPTER 17
Blazing Trails with Pink Triangles and Rainbow Flogs: Improving the Preservation and Interpretation of Gay and Lesbian Heritage
Gail Lee DubrowPART V
Toward and Inclusive Agenda for Preservation Policy and PracticeCHAPTER 18
Searching for Women in the National Regier of Historical Places
Carol D. ShullCHAPTER 19
Reflections on Federal Policy and Its Impact on Understanding Women's Past at Historical Sites
Page Putnam MillerCHAPTER 20
Parks Canada and Women's History
Alan B. McCulloughAFTERWORD
Proceeding from Here
Heather A. HuyckAppendix A: Participants in the Pilot of ""Raising Our Sites: Women's History in Pennsylvania""Appendix B: Women, Women's Organizations, and Buildings Related to Women Which Have Been Commemorated by the Canadian Minister Responsible for National Historical Sites
Notes
List of Contributors
Index