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More Than Petticoats Remarkable Illinois Women
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Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women by : Lyndee Henderson
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women written by Lyndee Henderson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women chronicles the stories of twelve Illinois women who lived in the era of True Womanhood and dedicated themselves to charity toward family and strangers. Unwittingly, these women forged a legacy that expanded well beyond Illinois' borders. From First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln's devotion to country to ballroom dancer Irene Castle's fight for animal rights, the women of Illinois acted with progressive vision. Meet the wife of the Mormon Prophet, Emma Hale Smith, who challenged ideology; Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, the model of usefulness;Myra Bradwell, considered America's first woman lawyer; and African American entrepreneur Annie Minerva Malone, who built a beauty empire. Born before the dawn of the twentieth century, the women herein paved the way for future generations. Author Lyndee Jobe Henderson presents absorbing biographies filled with rarely published details.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women by : Lynn Bragg
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women written by Lynn Bragg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Evergreen State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women by : Wynne Brown
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women written by Wynne Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Arizona become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women recognizes the women who shaped "The Grand Canyon State." Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kentucky Women by : Mimi O'malley
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kentucky Women written by Mimi O'malley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Kentucky Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Bluegrass State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women by : Christy Karras
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women written by Christy Karras and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utah offers a paradox in women’s history—a state founded by polygamists who offered women early suffrage and encouraged career education in the nineteenth century. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women tells the stories of twelve strong and determined women who broke through the social, cultural, or political barriers of the day. The women in these pages include Emmeline B. Wells (1828–1921), president of the Mormon Women’s Relief Society, editor of Exponent, and president of the Woman Suffrage Association of Utah; and Reva Beck Bosone (1895–1983), Utah Congresswoman and the state’s first female judge, who voted against the formation of the CIA and was smeared in the anticommunism crusade of the 1950s. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in women’s studies, history, and the story of Utah.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Colorado Women by : Gayle Shirley
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Colorado Women written by Gayle Shirley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving portraits of eighteen independent women who helped make Colorado what it is today Remarkable Colorado Women profiles the lives of eighteen of the state’s most important historical figures—women from across Colorado, from many different backgrounds and from various walks of life. Read about Julia Archibald Holmes who became the first white woman to ascend to the summit of Pike’s Peak in 1858; Frances Wisebart Jacobs, the compassionate housewife who devoted her life to supporting Colorado charities in the late nineteenth century; and Mary Elitch Long, founder of the famed pleasure grounds known as Elitch Gardens. The third edition features new biographies of frontier teacher Mabel Barbee Lee, who left a lasting impact on the students of Cripple Creek; Mo-Chi, the first female warrior of the Cheyenne; and Mildred Montague Genevieve "Tweet" Kimball who became the Cattle Queen of Colorado's Front Range in the twentieth century. With enduring strength and compassion, these remarkable women broke through social, cultural, or political barriers to make contributions to society that still have an impact today.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women by : Scotti Cohn
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women written by Scotti Cohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Tar Heel State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women by : E. Lynne Wright
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women written by E. Lynne Wright and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Sunshine State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women by : Gina Kaufmann
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women written by Gina Kaufmann and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women celebrates the women who shaped the Sunflower State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state, including a dentist, an orator, a pilot, a mayor and a fugitive slave.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women by : Deborah Bouziden
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women written by Deborah Bouziden and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women celebrates the women who shaped the Sooner State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women by : Gayle Shirley
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women written by Gayle Shirley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Treasure State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Missouri Women by : Elaine Warner
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Missouri Women written by Elaine Warner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable Missouri Women celebrates the women who shaped the Show-Me State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women by : Greta Anderson
Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women written by Greta Anderson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Texas become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women recognizes the women who shaped the Lone State State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable Louisiana Women by : Bonnye Stuart
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable Louisiana Women written by Bonnye Stuart and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Baroness Pontalba to Kate Chopin to Mahalia Jackson, More than Petticoats: Remarkable Louisiana Women celebrates the women who shaped the Pelican State. Short, illuminating biographies and archvial photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women by : Gail Underwood Parker
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women written by Gail Underwood Parker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women celebrates the women who shaped the Granite State. Short, illuminating biographies and archvial photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis More than Petticoats: Remarkable South Carolina Women by : Lee Davis Perry
Download or read book More than Petticoats: Remarkable South Carolina Women written by Lee Davis Perry and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than Petticoats: Remarkable South Carolina Women celebrates the women who shaped the Palmetto State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
Book Synopsis Women in the Dark by : Katherine Manthorne
Download or read book Women in the Dark written by Katherine Manthorne and published by Schiffer + ORM. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings to light the hidden histories of two generations of women photographers in 19th-century America For all interested in photographic, 19th-century American, and women's history Includes stories of amazing ingenuity, including using a skirt as a “portable darkroom”
