Remarkable Colorado Women

Remarkable Colorado Women celebrates the women who shaped the Centennial 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.

About the author

Reviser Linda Wommack is a Colorado historian and historical consultant. As an award-winning author, she has written several books on Colorado history, including Growing Up with the Wild Bunch and Colorado's Historic Schools. She has also contributed to two anthologies concerning Western Americana, and her work has appeared in True West Magazine, Wild West Magazine, and The Tombstone Epitaph. She lives in Littleton, CO.

Gayle C. Shirley has written a dozen nonfiction books for children and young adults, including M Is for Montana, More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women, and Charlie's Trail: The Life and Art of C.M. Russell. This book is part of a series she has written about animal legends from throughout the West. She has also written articles for magazines such as Boy's Life and Big Sky Journal. She lives in Helena, MT.

Summary

Remarkable Colorado Women celebrates the women who shaped the Centennial 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.

Product details

• Authors: Gayle Shirley
• Assisted by: Linda Wommack (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781493068739
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-6873-9
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: More than Petticoats Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, HISTORY / United States / General, Local History, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women & girls, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states