Abstract

Books in Brief

This article presents information on several books. Some of the books which are being discussed in the article are: "Prima Donna," by Pitts Sanborn; "The Electric Word: The Rise of Radio," by Paul Schubert; "The Station," by Robert Byron; "Careers for Women," edited by Doris Fleischman and "Back Trailers From the Middle Border," by Hamlin Garland. Fleischman's book presents brief notes on various careers and professions in which women are finding or have long found it possible to make a living and sometimes to express themselves, by representative women in each field. Medicine, engineering, railroading, thud welfare, banking, foreign trade, as well as the more common fields of education and the arts are dealt with more or less successfully.