| Remarkable Connecticut Women Contributor(s): Petrash, Antonia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762723718 ISBN-13: 9780762723713 Publisher: Two Dot Books OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Connecticut Women profiles the lives of thirteen strong and determined women, all of whom broke through social, cultural, and political barriers to advance women's roles-in the arts, on the battlefield, and in education, exploration, and commerce. Meet Anna Warner Bailey, who assisted soldiers during the Revolutionary War; Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, the book credited for exposing the moral cruelty of slavery; Mary Jobe Akeley, an explorer who penetrated the Belgian Congo to gather specimens for the American Museum of Natural History; Katharine Houghton-Hepburn (mother of the famous actress), who campaigned for women's right to vote; and Margaret Fogarty Rudkin, founder of Pepperidge Farm, one of the most successful food-purveyors in the world. These women defied social norms and prejudices, making contributions to society that still have an impact today. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003056369 |
| Series: More Than Petticoats |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.84" W x 9.18" (0.60 lbs) 163 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite being the third smallest state, Connecticut can claim more than its share of remarkable women who have made lasting social, political, and cultural contributions to both their own state and to their nation. From Prudence Crandall, Connecticut's of |