New Jersey''s Remarkable Women - Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History

Informationen zum Autor By Lynn Wenzel and Carol Binkowski Klappentext New Jersey's Remarkable Women features fourteen exceptional women born prior to 1900. Portraits include Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across America; Hannah Silverman, a labor activist during the Paterson silk strikes who fought fearlessly for better working conditions; Abigail Goodwin, a gentle Quaker who bravely conducted many slaves to freedom from her home on the Underground Railroad; and Clara Maass, a nurse who gave her life to stop the scourge of yellow fever. Each woman in this book made lasting contributions to society and embodied a fierce determination and independent spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Zusammenfassung New Jersey's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fourteen strong and determined women who broke through social! cultural! or political barriers. Through their passions for art! exploration! literature! politics! music! and nature! these women made contributions to society that still resonate today.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Carol Binkowski, Carol J. Binkowski, Lynn Wenzel, Lynn Binkowski Wenzel, Wenzel Lynn
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.07.2016
• EAN: 9781493016488
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-1648-8
• Pages: 216
• Thèmes: Remarkable American Women; More Than Petticoats; Remarkable American Women
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Voyage > Guides de voyages; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, New Jersey, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, Travel & holiday, History of the Americas