Born in Nebraska in 1875; Kate Barnard spent most of her childhood in Kansas; where family dislocation and financial failure darkened her early life. After Barnard and her father moved to Oklahoma Territory in the 1890s; Kate had unsatisfying stints as a schoolteacher and a stenographer before she discovered her life work in politics and social reform. One Woman’s Political Journey: Kate Barnard and Social Reform; 1875―1930 details the life’s work―including the political successes and failures―of a complex and courageous woman who appreciated that she was on the cutting edge of new and novel opportunities for women. Crusading for the disadvantaged; Barnard became a spokeswoman for child labor laws; a compulsory school attendance law; a juvenile justice system; and a modern penal structure. In 1907; at age thirty-two; she became the first woman in the nation elected to a state post―Commissioner of Charities and Corrections; a post created specifically for her by Oklahoma’s constitutional convention. Her dramatic rhetoric and favorable publicity attracted national attention and the admiration of Oklahomans. Convinced that women could effect positive change; she encouraged them to move into the public arena and embrace social justice reform. She also formed a coalition of farmers and laborers that led to the creation of Oklahoma’s Democratic Party. In her first term; Barnard persuaded Oklahoma’s all-male legislature to pass reforms announcing state responsibility for the welfare of children and forced changes in the state’s humanitarian institutions. In her second term; she sought protection for property rights of American Indian children. But Barnard’s career was not without obstacles. Her lack of control over budgets and personnel; along with her frequent clashing with male politicians limited her effectiveness and fueled her growing discouragement with politics. Named by Oklahoma Today as one of the fifty most influential Oklahomans in the past one hundred years; Kate Barnard is finally the deserved focus of a full-length scholarly biography.
#1817206 in Books University of Oklahoma Press 1990-09-15Original language:SpanishPDF # 1 8.00 x .50 x 5.50l; .66 #File Name: 0806123087254 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Would recommendBy CustomerVery unusual insights meso American thought.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MarisolBook was in great condition5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. An Outdated ClassicBy Stanley C. SargentWhen first published in 1942; this book was ahead of it's time. Unfortunately; the author relied on Eric Thompson's often very-limited views; many of which have been proven wrong. This is an updated second edition; and it is a standard classic; but it is also quite outdated in many areas. At the time; dates and astronomical glyphs had been deciphered to a great extent; but the rest of the glyphs were still a complete mystery. It wasn't until the early '60s (after Thompson's authoritarian domination of the decoding ended with his death and his secretary was free to publish her remarkable insights) that there were any real breakthroughs in decoding the text glyphs. So this is still a valid text; but it really is outdated in many ways. It's also meant for readers who are willing and able to delve deeply into one of the most complicated subjects in the world. Thus; it's not for readers with a casual interest in the Maya.
