Bookwomen : creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 /

Eddy, Jacalyn.

Bookwomen : creating an empire in children's book publishing, 1919-1939 / Book women Jacalyn Eddy. - Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006. - x, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Print culture history in modern America . - Print culture history in modern America. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-205) and index.

Troublesome womanhood and new childhood -- Protecting books : Anne Carroll Moore, Alice Jordan, and the public library -- Selling books : bookshops, the WEIU, and Bertha Everett Mahony -- Making books : children's book publishing and Louise Hunting Seaman -- Becoming experts and friends -- Building professional culture -- Triumph and transition.


Children's literature--Publishing--History--United States--20th century.
Women in the book industries and trade--History--United States--20th century.
Children's books--History--United States--20th century.