"Because Blair's life essentially spanned two eras, from the end of the nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth, she thought of herself as a bridge builder. A dedicated feminist, she wanted her autobiography to help women understand what life was like during that transition time. She had moved from being a conventional, middle-class, midwestern wife and mother to becoming an acclaimed author, a nationally known feminist, and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee only two years after women gained the right to vote. She felt that her story could encourage women to take their rightful places in public life."--Jacket.

The author of Civil War Ghosts of Southwest Missouri takes the paranormal pulse of this rustic city in the heart of the Ozarks. A rich mixture of inexplicable history and eerie happenstance runs through the portion of the Ozark Plateau that Carthage has carved out for itself. Woodland cabins greet visitors with phantom hosts or vanish into the night entirely. Rumors tell of lost Spanish treasure caravans haunting the hills with the same persistence as the Confederate guerrillas who were run aground there. But the town itself isn’t immune from the encroachment of the supernatural; the drama of tragic death continues to find a stage in an opera house, a hospital, and an elegant residence. Lisa Livingston-Martin tracks down the fiercest and most fascinating specters from Carthage’s past. Includes photos! “According to the book Haunted Carthage, Missouri by Lisa Livingston-Martin, there have been many sightings and various paranormal events in and around Carthage.” —The Joplin Globe

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Family history and genealogical information about the ancestors of Edna Frances Cady who was born 8 September 1900 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Frank Clinton Cady and Edith Frances Hesselgrave. Frank was a descendant of Nicholas Cady who was born ca. 1620 in Suffolk, England and died ca. 1710 in Massachusetts. Edith was a descendant of William Hesselgrave who was born ca. 1801 in Yorkshire, England and died ca. 1881 in St. Lawrence Co., New York. Edna Frances Cady married Gerald Henry Gates 19 October 1925. Her ancestors were primarily from New York, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania and England.