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(0)Paulina Bren
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vii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"The Barbizon tells the story of New York's most glamorous women-only hotel, and the women, both famous and ordinary, who passed through its doors. World War I had liberated women from home and hearth, setting them on the path to political enfranchisement and gainful employment. Arriving in New York to work in the dazzling new skyscrapers, they did not want to stay in uncomfortable boarding houses; they wanted what men already had -- exclusive residential...
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373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"First came the secretaries from Brooklyn and Queens--the "smart cookies" who learned on the job despite the obstacles. Then came the first Harvard Business School grads, who, despite their hard-earned diplomas, often settled for less. Eventually came the yuppies of the 1980s in power suits and commuter sneakers. In She-Wolves, award-winning historian Paulina Bren tells the story of the first generations of women who fought their way into the bad-boy...