More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women (More than Petticoats Series) - Softcover

Kaufmann, Gina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762760273 ISBN 13: 9780762760275

Verlag: Globe Pequot Press, 2012

Über diesen Titel

Reseña del editor:

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.

Contraportada:

Moving portraits of independent women who helped make Kansas what it is today More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women profiles the lives of some of the state’s most important historical figures—women from across Kansas, from many different backgrounds, and from various walks of life. 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.  Read about:
· Lucy Hobbs Taylor—Lawrence’s famous lady dentist
· Mary Elizabeth Lease—teacher, writer, politician, and self-proclaimed “advocate”
· The Harvey Girls—civilizers of the wild frontier
· Amelia Earhart—famous aviatrix and missing person
Each of these women demonstrated an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this captivating collection of biographies.
|Moving portraits of independent women who helped make Kansas what it is todayMore Than Petticoats: Remarkable Kansas Women profiles the lives of some of the state s most important historical figures women from across Kansas, from many different backgrounds, and from various walks of life. 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.Read about:
Lucy Hobbs Taylor Lawrence s famous lady dentist
Mary Elizabeth Lease teacher, writer, politician, and self-proclaimed advocate
The Harvey Girls civilizers of the wild frontier
Amelia Earhart famous aviatrix and missing person
Each of these women demonstrated an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this captivating collection of biographies.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0762760273
• ISBN 13: 9780762760275
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160