New Jersey's Remarkable Women

New Jersey's Remarkable Women
Author: Lynn Wenzel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493016490

More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Jersey Women features 12 exceptional women born prior to 1900. Portraits include Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across America; Hannah Silverman, a labor activist during the Paterson silk strikes who fought fearlessly for better working conditions; Abigail Goodwin, a gentle Quaker who bravely conducted many slaves to freedom from her home on the Underground Railroad; and Clara Maass, a nurse who gave her life to stop the scourge of yellow fever. Each woman in this book made lasting contributions to society and embodied a fierce determination and independent spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then.

New York's Remarkable Women

New York's Remarkable Women
Author: Antonia Petrash
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1493015826

How did New York become the amazing state that it is today, you may wonder? New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who shaped the Empire State. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies. Discover fourteen extraordinary women from New York's past, including suffragist Amelia Bloomer, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, attorney and US Representative Bella Abzug, and WASP pilot Betty Gillies.

Remarkable Women of Sanibel & Captiva

Remarkable Women of Sanibel & Captiva
Author: Jeri Magg
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2016-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625855370

In the history of Sanibel and Captiva, countless women bucked the system to make their marks. In the early 1950s and '60s, Sarita Van Vlick and Zee Butler led the fight to preserve the island from unbridled growth and destruction. Helene Gralnick, in the early '80s, opened a small shop that became the foundation for Chico's Inc. And it was city manager Judy Zimomra who put into practice policies that helped Sanibel flourish after the devastation of Hurricane Charley. Author and local historian Jeri Magg compiles the stories and celebrates the achievements of the remarkable women who forever shaped Sanibel and Captiva Islands.

Ohio's Remarkable Women

Ohio's Remarkable Women
Author: Greta Anderson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 149301675X

Moving portraits of fourteen independent women who helped make Ohio what it is today. Ohio's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History profiles the lives of the state's most important historical figures--women from across Ohio, from many different backgrounds, and from various walks of life. With enduring strength and compassion, these remarkable women broke through social, cultural, and political barriers to make contributions to society that still have an impact today. Meet the First Circuit Court judge Florence Ellinwood Allen, a pioneer in the field of law; Newbery Award-winning children's book author Lois Lenski, whose numerous books continue to inspire young readers; educator Hallie Q. Brown, past president of Wilberforce University; and legendary pioneer Annie Oakley, champion markswoman and beloved performer.

Georgia's Remarkable Women

Georgia's Remarkable Women
Author: Sara Hines Martin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 149301725X

Georgia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who helped to shape the Peach State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Setting their own standards and following their passions, they continue to inspire new generations with their achievements. Meet Rebecca Latimer Felton, the first woman to sit as a U.S. senator; Juliette Gordon Low, the resilient founder of the Girl Scouts; Sarah Freeman Clarke, a painter who dared to pursue art and literature as a career; Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues," whose voice transcended race and class; and Margaret Mitchell, author of the enduring tale of survival, Gone with the Wind.

Remarkable Women of Old Lyme

Remarkable Women of Old Lyme
Author: Jim Lampos
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2015-05-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625853130

Old Lyme's illustrious history owes much to innovative women. Suffragist Katharine Ludington was co-founder of the League of Women Voters. In the 1830s, Phoebe Griffin Noyes started a school for art and general subjects. At the turn of the twentieth century, Florence Griswold welcomed the artists of the Lyme Art Colony by creating the "Birthplace of American Impressionism." By World War II, Teddy Kenyon had made her mark as a test pilot. Old Lyme's artistic tradition was continued by Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, who founded the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 1976. Authors Michaelle Pearson and Jim Lampos honor the women whose triumphs made Old Lyme the popular summer resort and artists' colony it is today.

New Jersey in the American Revolution

New Jersey in the American Revolution
Author: Barbara J. Mitnick
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780813536026

This remarkably comprehensive anthology brings new life to the rich and turbulent late 18th-century period in New Jersey. Originally conceived for the state's 225th Anniversary of the Revolution Celebration Commission.

The New Jersey Law Journal

The New Jersey Law Journal
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1913
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Vols. 4-17 include General public acts passed by the 105th - 118th Legislature of the state of New Jersey and lists of members of the Legislature.