@book{134, keywords = {iron industry, widows and widowers, adoption, Protestants}, author = {Margaret Deland and F. [Frank] Walter Taylor}, title = {The Iron Woman}, abstract = {A sequel to The Awakening of Helena Richie (1906), this novel begins as a character study of Helena and her adopted son. The focus shifts to the relationship between Sarah Maitland—a leathery old widow who owns and operates the Maitland Iron Works of Mercer—and her son Blair. Though Blair stands to inherit the business, he rebels against his mother and loves Elizabeth Ferguson.}, year = {1911}, pages = {477 p.}, publisher = {Harper & Brothers}, address = {New York}, note = {Pittsburgh is disguised as Mercer.}, language = {English}, }