Author: Gayle Shirley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762776552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
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.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Colorado Women
Author: Gayle Shirley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762776552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762776552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
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.
More Than Petticoats
Author: Gayle Corbett Shirley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Alaska Women
Author: Cherry Lyon Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493082817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
How did Alaska become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Alaska Women recognizes the women who shaped the Last Frontier. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493082817
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
How did Alaska become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Alaska Women recognizes the women who shaped the Last Frontier. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Missouri Women
Author: Elaine Warner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762776560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762776560
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
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.
Wild West Women
Author: Erin H. Turner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493023349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Wild West Women features the true stories of the pioneering wives, mothers, daughters, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who shaped the frontier and helped change the face of American history. These fifty stories cover the Western experience from Kansas City to Sacramento and the Yukon to the Texas Gulf.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493023349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Wild West Women features the true stories of the pioneering wives, mothers, daughters, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who shaped the frontier and helped change the face of American history. These fifty stories cover the Western experience from Kansas City to Sacramento and the Yukon to the Texas Gulf.
Wise Women
Author: Erin H. Turner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762758058
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Illustrated with archival photographs, and encompassing twenty states—from Florida to Washington, Alaska to Maine—and many different tribes, this book brings together the lesser known stories of the Native American women who shaped their cultures and changed the course of American history.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762758058
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Illustrated with archival photographs, and encompassing twenty states—from Florida to Washington, Alaska to Maine—and many different tribes, this book brings together the lesser known stories of the Native American women who shaped their cultures and changed the course of American history.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women, 2nd
Author: Beverly West
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
New Mexico has not always been the "Land of Enchantment." It was shaped into the great state that it is today by remarkable people throughout history. More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women describes the lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who helped to create the state of New Mexico and change the face of American history.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
New Mexico has not always been the "Land of Enchantment." It was shaped into the great state that it is today by remarkable people throughout history. More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women describes the lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who helped to create the state of New Mexico and change the face of American history.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women
Author: Deborah Bouziden
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762793864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762793864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
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.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women
Author: Wynne Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762783974
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
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.
More than Petticoats: Remarkable Utah Women
Author: Christy Karras
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461747589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461747589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
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.