Daughters of the Declaration: How Women Social Entrepreneurs Built the American Dream

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Synopsis
AmericaOCOs founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that oall men are created equal, and are endowed. . . with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. OCO The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women osocial entrepreneurs, OCO arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of othe greater goodOCO that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or osocial profitOCO sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance oby the people, OCO and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.
Copyright:
2011

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781610390323
Related ISBNs:
9781610390316
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Claire Gaudiani and David Graham Burnett.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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