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This biography of Miriam Van Waters moves beyond the controversy of her life to reveal a woman whose success rested upon the power of her own charismatic leadership. Her story reveals many of the realities of life in the early decades of this century for a single mother of an adopted daughter

Table of Contents
Prologue Part I: 1887-1917 1. The Family Legacy 2. An Educated Woman 3. A Graduate Degree in Life 4. A New Career Part II: 1917-1932 5. Surrogate Mother 6. A Colony of Reformers 7. In Conflict 8. In Love with a Child 9. Most Precious Possession Part III: 1932-1949 10. Building the Framingham Symphony 11. Mother of Us All 12. Guardian Angel 13. Storm Center in Framingham 14. The Van Waters Case 15. In the Matter of the Removal of Dr. Miriam Van Waters Part IV: 1949-1974 16. End of an Era 17. Lifeline Epilogue: The Superintendent's House Notes Index

Maternal Justice Mirian Van Waters the Female

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 5/15/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226261492, 978-0226261492
      ISBN10: 0226261492
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      Biography: adventurers and explorers Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This biography of Miriam Van Waters moves beyond the controversy of her life to reveal a woman whose success rested upon the power of her own charismatic leadership. Her story reveals many of the realities of life in the early decades of this century for a single mother of an adopted daughter

      Table of Contents
      Prologue Part I: 1887-1917 1. The Family Legacy 2. An Educated Woman 3. A Graduate Degree in Life 4. A New Career Part II: 1917-1932 5. Surrogate Mother 6. A Colony of Reformers 7. In Conflict 8. In Love with a Child 9. Most Precious Possession Part III: 1932-1949 10. Building the Framingham Symphony 11. Mother of Us All 12. Guardian Angel 13. Storm Center in Framingham 14. The Van Waters Case 15. In the Matter of the Removal of Dr. Miriam Van Waters Part IV: 1949-1974 16. End of an Era 17. Lifeline Epilogue: The Superintendent's House Notes Index

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