Remarkable Women of Rhode Island

Remarkable Women of Rhode Island
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781625850690
ISBN-13 : 1625850697
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Remarkable Women of Rhode Island by : Frank L Grzyb

A chronicle of five centuries of outstanding women who left their mark on the Ocean State. Rhode Island proudly claims a long list of remarkable women throughout history, from pioneering education reformers and suffragettes to trailblazing athletes and authors. In the mid-1800s, Sarah Helen Whitman became a prominent female poet and nearly married Edgar Allan Poe. In 1922, Isabelle Ahearn O’Neil became the first woman to hold office in the Rhode Island legislature. In the 1940s, Wilma Briggs became the first woman in the state to play on a local high school boys’ baseball team and went on to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Join authors Frank L. Grzyb and Russell J. DeSimone in this captivating and insightful account that spans five centuries of women who made history in the smallest state in the nation.

The Remarkable Women of Ancient Egypt

The Remarkable Women of Ancient Egypt
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Publisher : Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, Brown University
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106013470130
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Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Remarkable Women of Ancient Egypt by : Barbara S. Lesko

Third edition of readable survey of women in Ancient Egypt. Chapters include: Divine Women/Royal Women; The Average Woman; Public Life/Private Life; Women in the Cults; Sex, Marriage and Family Life.

MORE Remarkable Women Word Search Puzzles

MORE Remarkable Women Word Search Puzzles
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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages : 131
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ISBN-10 : 9780486840512
ISBN-13 : 0486840514
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis MORE Remarkable Women Word Search Puzzles by : M. C. Waldrep

These 100 word search puzzles feature names and terms associated with famous women scientists, actors, musicians, politicians, authors, athletes: Madeline Albright, Melinda Gates, Aretha Franklin, Audrey Hepburn, and many others. Answers included.

Georgia's Remarkable Women

Georgia's Remarkable Women
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781493017256
ISBN-13 : 149301725X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Georgia's Remarkable Women by : Sara Hines Martin

Georgia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who helped to shape the Peach State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Setting their own standards and following their passions, they continue to inspire new generations with their achievements. Meet Rebecca Latimer Felton, the first woman to sit as a U.S. senator; Juliette Gordon Low, the resilient founder of the Girl Scouts; Sarah Freeman Clarke, a painter who dared to pursue art and literature as a career; Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues," whose voice transcended race and class; and Margaret Mitchell, author of the enduring tale of survival, Gone with the Wind.

Famous Women of the Civil War Coloring Book

Famous Women of the Civil War Coloring Book
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0486407993
ISBN-13 : 9780486407999
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Famous Women of the Civil War Coloring Book by : Peter F. Copeland

Ready-to-color illustrations depict thirty famous women of the Civil War with informative captions highlighting their roles and accomplishments.

Remarkable Women of San Diego

Remarkable Women of San Diego
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781625857262
ISBN-13 : 1625857268
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Remarkable Women of San Diego by : Hannah S. Cohen

San Diego enjoys a diverse legacy of formidable female leaders. Ellen Browning Scripps financed and established the groundbreaking Scripps Oceanography Institute. In 1927, Belle Benchley became the nation's first female zoo director and for nearly thirty years pioneered new forms of exhibition and developed the world-class San Diego Zoo. Guatemalan activist and advocate Luisa Moreno established the United Fish Cannery Workers Union to protect the rights of workers during World War II. Ruth Alexander set new altitude records for light planes at the peak of the city's aviation boom. Bertha Pendleton became the first female and first African American San Diego school superintendent in 1993. Authors Hannah Cohen and Gloria Harris document these and many more stories of extraordinary local women.

New York's Remarkable Women

New York's Remarkable Women
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781493015825
ISBN-13 : 1493015826
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis New York's Remarkable Women 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.

Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age, The

Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age, The
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781467141482
ISBN-13 : 1467141488
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age, The by : Dr. Patrick T. Conley, With Contributions by the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame

Picking up where The Makers of Modern Rhode Island left off, Dr. Patrick T. Conley, president of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, takes us through the golden age of the state's history, from 1861 to 1900. It was during this period that Rhode Island played a leadership role in the Industrial Revolution. From military leaders like General Ambrose Burnside to social reformers such as Sarah Elizabeth Doyle and architects Charles F. McKim and Stanford White, they ensured that the state's contributions to the nation would never be forgotten. This volume includes more than one hundred biographical sketches of influential Rhode Islanders who helped make this brief span of time the greatest in the state's history.

Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution

Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution
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Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 1562946579
ISBN-13 : 9781562946579
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution by : Karen Zeinert

Examines the contributions of women, Patriot and Loyalist, to the American Revolution, on the battlefield, in the press, and in the political arena, and shows how they challenged traditional female roles

Top 101 Remarkable Women

Top 101 Remarkable Women
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Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781622751266
ISBN-13 : 1622751264
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Top 101 Remarkable Women by : Jeanne Nagle

Women have faced oppression and gender inequality throughout history. Yet despite overwhelming odds stacked against them, there have always been a brave few who challenged the status quo and wound up making great strides in a wide variety of fields. From ancient times to the present day, women have broken down barriers and emerged as influential and important political leaders, activists, scientists, writers, artists, athletes, performers, and more. This volume chronicles the lives of many ground-breaking individuals—Cleopatra, Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller, Harriet Tubman, and Oprah Winfrey among them—as well as the challenges they faced as they sought to improve the human condition.