More Than Petticoats Remarkable New Mexico Women 2nd

Download or read book More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Mexico Women, 2nd written by Beverly West and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Wild West Women written by Erin H. Turner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.