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WOMEN PIONEERS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
- Date Issued:
- 1986
- Summary:
- This thesis examines the roles and contributions of women who pioneered Southeast Florida in the late nineteenth century. The area researched is nineteenth century Dade County which extended from the St. Lucie River south to Indian Key. Dade County women and women's groups were instrumental in transforming the wilderness settlements into communities through the establishment of comfortable homes, public schools, churches, libraries, and community service organizations. Of particular importance, the thesis studies the change in lifestyles as women adapted to the new subtropical environment. Also examined are the three centers of pioneer population (Lake Worth, Biscayne Bay, and Fort Lauderdale) and the individual women who contributed to these settlements.
Title: | WOMEN PIONEERS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. |
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Name(s): |
LAYMAN, SANDRA LEA. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Curl, Donald W., Thesis advisor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1986 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 143 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | This thesis examines the roles and contributions of women who pioneered Southeast Florida in the late nineteenth century. The area researched is nineteenth century Dade County which extended from the St. Lucie River south to Indian Key. Dade County women and women's groups were instrumental in transforming the wilderness settlements into communities through the establishment of comfortable homes, public schools, churches, libraries, and community service organizations. Of particular importance, the thesis studies the change in lifestyles as women adapted to the new subtropical environment. Also examined are the three centers of pioneer population (Lake Worth, Biscayne Bay, and Fort Lauderdale) and the individual women who contributed to these settlements. | |
Identifier: | 14320 (digitool), FADT14320 (IID), fau:11127 (fedora) | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): |
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1986. |
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Subject(s): |
Women pioneers--Florida--History--19th century Frontier and pioneer life--Florida Florida--History |
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Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14320 | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |