Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener

A graduate of Barnard College and the first woman to receive a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture from what is now North Carolina State University, Lawrence published extensively, writing for horticultural journals as well as the Charlotte Observer. In her letters, Lawrence - also...

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Published inJournal of Southern History Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 1030 - 1031
Main Author Strobel, Marian Elizabeth
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Houston Southern Historical Association 01.11.2011
Subjects
Social classes
Writing
North Carolina
New York
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Summary:A graduate of Barnard College and the first woman to receive a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture from what is now North Carolina State University, Lawrence published extensively, writing for horticultural journals as well as the Charlotte Observer. In her letters, Lawrence - also an alumna of St. Mary's School in Raleigh and a devout EpiscopaUan - reveals much about the mores of women of her social class and faith at a pivotal time in American history.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893