More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women, 2nd

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women, 2nd
Author: Beverly West
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762783990

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.

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062795341

In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, Felicity Montague must use all her womanly wits and wiles to achieve her dreams of becoming a doctor—even if she has to scheme her way across Europe to do it. A must-have for fans of Mackenzi Lee’s extraordinary and Stonewall Honor-winning novel. A year after an accidentally whirlwind grand tour with her brother Monty, Felicity Montague has returned to England with two goals in mind—avoid the marriage proposal of a lovestruck suitor from Edinburgh and enroll in medical school. However, her intellect and passion will never be enough in the eyes of the administrators, who see men as the sole guardians of science. But then a window of opportunity opens—a doctor she idolizes is marrying an old friend of hers in Germany. Felicity believes if she could meet this man he could change her future, but she has no money of her own to make the trip. Luckily, a mysterious young woman is willing to pay Felicity’s way, so long as she’s allowed to travel with Felicity disguised as her maid. In spite of her suspicions, Felicity agrees, but once the girl’s true motives are revealed, Felicity becomes part of a perilous quest that leads them from the German countryside to the promenades of Zurich to secrets lurking beneath the Atlantic.

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women
Author: E. Lynne Wright
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762762527

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.

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Arizona Women
Author: Wynne Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762783974

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 North Carolina Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women
Author: Scotti Cohn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762776536

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.

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women
Author: Lyndee Henderson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461748402

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.

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women
Author: Deborah Bouziden
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0762793864

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 Kansas Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women
Author: Gina Kaufmann
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762776331

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.

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Texas Women
Author: Greta Anderson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2013-07-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1493001752

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.

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Colorado Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Colorado Women
Author: Gayle Shirley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0762776552

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.