Lady Undertakers Of Old Texas

Author : Kathy Benjamin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439679111

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Lady Undertakers of Old Texas by Kathy Benjamin Pdf

Author Kathy Benjamin accompanies the pioneering women of the Lone Star State's funeral business. The intimate task of caring for the dead had long fallen under women's sphere of responsibilities. But after the Civil War, the sudden popularity of embalming offered new financial opportunities to men who set up as undertakers, pushing women out of their traditional role. In Texas, from the 1880s to the 1930s, women slowly regained their place by the bier. Many worked while pregnant or raising children. Most shouldered the additional weight of personal tragedies and persistent sexism. All brought comfort to the bereaved in the isolation of the Texas frontier, kept its cities free of deadly disease and revolutionized an industry that was just coming into its own.

Author : Kathy Benjamin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467154277

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Lady Undertakers of Old Texas by Kathy Benjamin Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Home economics
ISBN : UOM:39015011414243

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The Ladies' Home Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harold Schechter
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780345499646

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The Whole Death Catalog by Harold Schechter Pdf

In the tradition of Mary Roach’s bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford’s classic exposé The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include • Death anxiety–is your fear of death normal or off the scale? • You can’t take it with you . . . or can you? Wacky wills and bizarre bequests • The hospice experience–going out in comfort and style • Deathbed and funeral etiquette–how to help the dying and mourn the dead with dignity • Death on demand–why the right-to-die movement may be the next big thing • “Good-bye everybody”–famous last words • The embalmer’s art–all dressed up and nowhere to go • Behind the scenes at your local funeral home • Alternative burial choices–from coral reefs to outer space From the cold, hard facts of death to lessons in the art of dying well, from what happens in the body’s last living moments to what transpires in the ground or in the furnace, from near-death experiences to speculation on the afterlife, The Whole Death Catalog leaves no gravestone unturned.

Author : Lou Halsell Rodenberger
Publisher : Shearer Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCAL:B4949151

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Her Work, Stories by Texas Women by Lou Halsell Rodenberger Pdf

Regional borders-real or imagined-have always been artificial and limiting to creative writers with the serious intent of exploring human experience so that what they write illulminates in some way the mysteries and the complexities of human life.

Author : Kathy Benjamin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781440557088

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Funerals to Die For by Kathy Benjamin Pdf

True stories that put the, er, "fun" back into funerals! The hereafter may still be part of the great unknown, but with Funerals to Die For you can unearth the rich--and often, dark--history of funeral rites. From getting a portrait painted with a loved one's ashes to purchasing a safety coffin complete with bells and breathing tubes, this book takes you on a whirlwind tour of funeral customs and trivia from all over the globe. Inside, you'll find more than 100 unbelievable traditions, practices, and facts, such as: The remains of a loved one can be launched into deep space for only $1,000. In Taiwan, strippers are hired to entertain funeral guests throughout the ceremony. Undertakers for the Tongan royal family weren't allowed to use their hands for 100 days after preparing a king's body. In the late 1800s, New Englanders would gulp down a cocktail of water and their family member's ashes in order to keep them from returning as vampires. Whether you fear being buried alive or just have a morbid curiosity of the other side, Funerals to Die For examines what may happen when another person dies.

Author : American Film Institute,Kenneth White Munden
Publisher : New York : R. R. Bowker
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015047505154

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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States by American Film Institute,Kenneth White Munden Pdf

The American Film Institute Catalog has won great praise for its comprehensiveness, reliability, and utility. These volumes are an essential purchase for every library, and individual researchers will also find them indispensable. This newest AFI volume contains over 4,300 entries for feature-length films produced in the United States in the 1940s. The decade was an important and transitional one for filmmakers. Societal changes from the war years were reflected in films, and in the late 1940s the rise of television, the Hollywood blacklist, and the breakup of studio-owned theater chains greatly affected the number and types of films produced. Among films newly viewed for the book are such well-known classics as Citizen Kane, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Casablanca, along with less heralded films such as Fighting Men of the Plains and The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler. Entries include complete cast and crew credits, extensive plot summaries, and notes and sources for further study. A large accompanying volume provides access to the films through nine separate indexes, including personal and corporate names, subjects, and genres.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OSU:32435057780462

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The Cultivator & Country Gentleman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Travel insurance
ISBN : UOM:39015086776559

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Travelers' Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:0315318516

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Household Words by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044092746106

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The Republic by Anonim Pdf

Author : Angela Y. Davis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307798497

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Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis Pdf

From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women. “Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard.”—The New York Times Angela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women’s rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger’s racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Holiness
ISBN : NYPL:33433003137795

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The Nazarene Messenger by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Journalism
ISBN : IOWA:31858036690679

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The Journalist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 982 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924065151809

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The Countrywoman by Anonim Pdf