Alice Park of California: Worker for Woman Suffrage and for Children's Rights [essay], 1948.

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Alice Park of California: Worker for Woman Suffrage and for Children's Rights [essay], 1948.

The essay contains a short biography of Alice Park, by Rosa Jensen, that was originally published in the Daily Palo Alto Times, February 1, 1947. It also includes several tributes to Park by well-known individuals including Alice Blackwell Stone and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as well as lists of work done by Alice Park, offices held by Park, and libraries to which Park donated historical items.

1 item, 28 cm., 20 pages.

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