SAWYER, SUSAN

More Than Petticoats Remarkable Tennessee Women

Helena, Montana: Twodot Book, 2000. First Edition (?). Softcover. ISBN: 1560449012. More Than Petticoats Series; B&W Illustrations; 6 x 9; 139+ pages; Very slight shelf wear to cover. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Some b/w illustrations. "...presetns the stories of 12 extraoridnary women from Tennessee's past. Some of these women are well-known, such as Elizabeth Gilmer, who transformed herself into columnist Dorothy Dix, and Sarah Polk, America's 11th First Lady. Others are less familiar, such as Ida B. Wells Barnett, one of the first Black investigative journalists, and Emma Bell Mills, who recorded rural mountain life through words and paintings. The women featured in this book, all born before 1900, influenced society in ways that still affect us today".. Near Fine .

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Book number: 2719

Catalogue: Women's Studies

Keywords: 1560449012 Women; Women Activists; Women's History; Biography; Cultural History; Social History; American History; African American Authors; African American History; Literature/Poetry/Classics Women/Womens' History Medicine/Health/Health Care Cultural Hi

TURNER, ERIN H.

More Than Petticoats Remarkable California Women

Helena, Montana: Twodot Book, 1999. First Edition (?). Softcover. ISBN: 1560448598. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with some b/w pictures. "...the ten women presented here, all born before the 20th century, were extraordinary not because they took on male roles but because they blazed their own trails and became a part of California's history...Isadora Duncan, one of the of the founders of modern dance, Dorothea Lange, a celebrated documentary photographer; and Tye Leung Schulze, who quietly defended the rights of California's Chinese citizens; among others mentioned in this book. ; More Than Petticoats Series; B&W Illustrations; 6 x 9; 128 pages; Cover has slight edge wear.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 11722

Catalogue: Women's Studies

Keywords: 1560448598 Women Activists; Women; Women's History; Women Pioneers; California; California History; American History; Cultural History; Social Activism; Literature/Poetry/Classics Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education American History Orient/As