The power of good deeds : privileged women and the social reproduction of the upper class - Kendall, Diana Elizabeth (Lanham : Roman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
Keywords: Upper class women -- Texas -- Social life and customs; Debutantes -- Texas -- Social life and customs; Women -- Texas -- Societies and clubs; Charity organization -- Texas -- Case studies; Voluntarism -- Texas -- Case studies; Social stratification -- Texas