American chronicles. Women's equality
(2014)
Nonfiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books : Made available through hoopla, 2014
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 30 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781622313860 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11418351, 1622313860 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11418351
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Hosted by Susan Stamberg; various readers
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