Kendall, Diana Elizabeth.

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.

0742519759 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742519767 (pbk : alk. paper)


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.

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