Date of Award
4-1997
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Linda Borish
Second Advisor
Dr. Douglas Davidson
Third Advisor
Dr. Ronald Kramer
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Gerald Markle
Abstract
This dissertation is a sociohistorical analysis of women and social reform in the Progressive Era. Until recently, the role of women has been virtually invisible in accounts of Progressive social reform. While this is no longer the case, considerable questions remain. Using the archival records of one woman, Caroline Bartlett Crane (1858-1935), which document her professional, intellectual and personal life, I describe her contribution to social reform and early sociology. I analyze how her life and work reveals a greater understanding of current feminist debates and other social, historical and political questions.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Rynbrandt, Linda J., "Caroline Bartlett Crane and Progressive Era Reform: A Socio-Historical Analysis of Ideology in Action" (1997). Dissertations. 1657.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1657