Author: SAWYER, SUSAN
Title: More Than Petticoats Remarkable Tennessee Women
Description: 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 .

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


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