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New York's Remarkable Women Antonia Petrash

New York's Remarkable Women By Antonia Petrash

New York's Remarkable Women by Antonia Petrash

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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.

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New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History by Antonia Petrash

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. Discover fourteen extraordinary women from New York's past, including suffragist Amelia Bloomer, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, attorney and US Representative Bella Abzug, and WASP pilot Betty Gillies.

About Antonia Petrash

Antonia Petrash was born and raised in New York State and enjoys a deep and abiding interest in its history, especially the history of its extraordinary women. In addition to her writing, she works as a librarian and an archivist and manages a small local history collection. She lives in Glen Cove, New York.

Table of Contents

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 Builder 8 - Katherine Bement Davis, Prison Reformer 9 - Mary Burnett Talbert, Advocate of Equality for African Americans 10- Sara Josephine Baker, A Life in Service to Children 11 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Patron of American Art 12 - Dorothy Day, Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement 13 - Betty Gillies, Women Airforce Service Pilots Leader 14 - Bella Abzug, Passionate Advocate for Social Justice Bibliography Index About the Author

Additional information

NLS9781493015818
9781493015818
1493015818
New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History by Antonia Petrash
Antonia Petrash
Remarkable American Women
New
Paperback
Rowman & Littlefield
2016-07-01
200
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