| Contents |
The American creed -- The women of the new nation -- Enterprise : commercial and social -- Republican mothers in action -- Social enterprise and the founding of American religious orders -- A market-based social enterprise solution -- The agonizing issue of slavery -- Individualism and social profit in the post civil war era -- Building of national organizations for social profit -- Investors in social profit enterprise -- Social science, social service, and social profit -- Partnerships with the federal government -- Conclusion : cooperative individualism. |
| Abstract |
Argues that a diverse group of women entrepreneurs are responsible for organizing local associations and began the original women's movement in America. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011021700 |
| ISBN | 9781610390316 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1610390318 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781610390323 (EB) |
| ISBN | 1610390326 (EB) |
