The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class /
Diana Kendall.
- Lanham : Roman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002.
- viii, 195 p. ; 24 cm.
- 305.4 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Elite women and philanthropy -- Good deeds and fundraising : it takes money to make (big) money! -- Learning the ropes : the childhood and college years of elite women -- Take a bow : debutantes and good deeds -- Members only : organizational structure and patterns of exclusion -- Societal implications of the contradictions in elite women's good deeds.
Upper class women--Social life and customs.--Texas Debutantes--Social life and customs.--Texas Women--Societies and clubs.--Texas Charity organization--Texas--Case studies. Voluntarism--Texas--Case studies. Social stratification--Texas.