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Grace & Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women

Hollace Ava Weiner

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Description:Women's stories often get lost because so much of women's history resides in private places. Women often are hard to track down because they often change their names when they marry and promote accomplishments of others. Amelia Rosenstein, a teacher extraordinaire, taught English to 100s of immigrants striving to learn the language, pass their American citizenship tests, and prove themselves in their new country. Amelia taught Italian nuns, Arab oilmen, and war brides at the Americanization School operated, free of charge, by the Fort Worth section of the National Council of Jewish Women from the 1930s until the school's closing in 1973. HollaceWeiner profiles this remarkable teacher who also taught in the city's public schools and at Sunday School. The anthology has 15 chapters with essays on pioneer women, cowgirls on the range, and front-page journalists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Grace & Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women. To get started finding Grace & Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 308

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2007

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Description: Women's stories often get lost because so much of women's history resides in private places. Women often are hard to track down because they often change their names when they marry and promote accomplishments of others. Amelia Rosenstein, a teacher extraordinaire, taught English to 100s of immigrants striving to learn the language, pass their American citizenship tests, and prove themselves in their new country. Amelia taught Italian nuns, Arab oilmen, and war brides at the Americanization School operated, free of charge, by the Fort Worth section of the National Council of Jewish Women from the 1930s until the school's closing in 1973. HollaceWeiner profiles this remarkable teacher who also taught in the city's public schools and at Sunday School. The anthology has 15 chapters with essays on pioneer women, cowgirls on the range, and front-page journalists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Grace & Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women. To get started finding Grace & Gumption: Stories of Fort Worth Women, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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