New York's Remarkable Women : Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Remarkable American Women Series .
- Remarkable American Women Series .
Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Deborah Dunch Moody -- Kateri Tekakwitha -- Sybil Ludington -- Emma Hart Willard -- Amelia Jenks Bloomer -- Harriet Tubman -- Emily Warren Roebling -- Katharine Bement Davis -- Mary Burnett Talbert -- Sara Josephine Baker -- Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney -- Dorothy Day -- Betty Gillies -- Bella Abzug -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
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.