Leonard C Spitale

Gebundenes Buch

Victorine Du Pont

The Force Behind the Family

Beschreibung

Victorine du Pont is the previously untold biography of a woman who left a profound influence upon multiple generations of the du Pont family, and whose story provides the most intimate view of that family to date. Intellectually capable and actively compassionate, Victorine du Pont overcame personal tragedy and institutional barriers against women to provide pioneering educational opportunities, as well as spiritual leadership, to an entire millworkers’ community. 

Autor

Lennie Spitale lives in Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, with his wife Gwen. Since 2009, he has been a volunteer at the Hagley Museum and Library in Greenville, Delaware, the site of the original DuPont powder works established in 1802. Lennie's primary work has been to the incarcerated, with whom he has served as a prison minister since 1977, in approximately 150 correctional facilities in several states and Canada. As an educator, he has provided professional training for numerous chaplains and volunteers, and is the author of six publications in that field.                

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Delaware Press
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9781644532775
• ISBN-10: 1644532778
• Artikelnr.: 63562576