Women in Missouri History : In Search of Power and Influence.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (285 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- French Women in Colonial Missouri, 1750-1805 -- Esther and Her Sisters -- German-Speaking Women in Nineteenth- Century Missouri -- May We as One Family Live in Peace and Harmony -- City Sisters -- The Tale of Two Minors -- The Changing Role of Protection on the Border -- Her Will against Theirs -- Sedalia's Ladies of the Evening -- Domestic Drudges to Dazzling Divas -- We Are Practicable, Sensible Women -- Euphemia B. Koller and the Politics of Insanity in Ralls County, 1921-1927 -- Breaking into Politics -- The Doctor's Wife -- Bibliography of Secondary Works -- Contributors -- Index -- Photo Credits.