More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women

by Parker, Gail Underwood

• ISBN13: 9780762740024
• ISBN10: 0762740027
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-10
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women celebrates the women who shaped the Granite State. Short, illuminating biographies and archvial photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.

Author Biography

Gail Underwood Parker has lived and taught in Maine for over 30 years. Author of columns, articles, and several nonfiction books, she divides her time between her children and researching new projects.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. vii
Eunice "Goody" Cole, Falsely Accused	p. 1
Ona Judge Staines, George Washington's Fugitive Slave	p. 12
Sarah Josepha Hale, Publishing Pioneer	p. 22
Harriet Livermore, Evangelist and "Pilgrim Preacher"	p. 36
Harriet Patience Dame, Civil War Battle Nurse	p. 48
Mary Baker Eddy, Mother of Christian Science	p. 60
Harriet E. Wilson, First African-American Novelist	p. 72
Laura Bridgman, Pioneer in Deaf-Blind Education	p. 84
Marilla M. Ricker, Freethinking Lawyer	p. 96
Marian MacDowell, Founder of the MacDowell Colony	p. 110
Amy Cheney Beach, Internationally Respected Composer	p. 123
Hilda Brungot, Legendary Legislator	p. 136
Lotte Jacobi, Photographic Artist	p. 147
Bibliography	p. 160
About the Author	p. 168
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