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

Informationen zum Autor By Antonia Petrash Klappentext How did New York become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who shaped the Empire State. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies. Zusammenfassung How did New York become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters! Wives! Sisters! and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who shaped the Empire State. The lives of female teachers! writers! entrepreneurs! and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 - Deborah Dunch Moody, A Dangerous Woman 2 - Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks 3 - Sybil Lundington, The Female Paul Revere 4 - Emma Hart Willard, Champion of Education for Women 5 - Amelia Jenks Bloomer, The Well-Dressed Suffragist 6 - Harriet Tubman, The Moses of Her People 7 - Emily Warren Roebling, An Unlikely Bridge Builder8 - Katherine Bement Davis, Prison Reformer 9 - Mary Burnett Talbert, Advocate of Equality for African Americans10- Sara Josephine Baker, A Life in Service to Children 11 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Patron of American Art12 - Dorothy Day, Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement13 - Betty Gillies, Women Airforce Service Pilots Leader14 - Bella Abzug, Passionate Advocate for Social JusticeBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Antonia Petrash, Petrash Antonia
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9781493015818
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-1581-8
• Pages: 200
• Thèmes: Remarkable American Women; Remarkable American Women
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Women, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls