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Rimby, Susan.

Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era conservation movement [electronic resource] / Susan Rimby. - University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012] - 1 online resource (xii, 208 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.

Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters -- A Reformer Grows in Dauphin County -- From Harrisburg to Uhlingen -- The City Beautiful -- "More for Forests" -- "Better Housekeeping Out of Doors" -- "This Has Driven Women into Suffrage" -- An Active Retirement -- Conclusion: Dock's Legacy and Significance -- Epilogue: From Pine Grove Furnace to Wildwood Lake; And Beyond.

"Examines the life of Mira Lloyd Dock, a Pennsylvania conservationist and Progressive Era reformer. Explores a broad range of Dock's work, including forestry, municipal improvement, public health, and woman suffrage"--

ISBN: 9780271058238 0271058234

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dock, Mira Lloyd, 1853-1945.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--Suffrage--History.--Pennsylvania
Public health--History.--Pennsylvania
Civic improvement--History.--Pennsylvania
Social reformers--Pennsylvania--Biography.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Forest conservation--History.--Pennsylvania
Nature conservation--History.--Pennsylvania
Conservationists--Pennsylvania--Biography.
Women conservationists--Pennsylvania--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH31.D59 / R56 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 363.70092 B