More Than Petticoats : Remarkable Wisconsin Women

by Anderson, Greta

• ISBN13: 9780762725298
• ISBN10: 076272529X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

"More than Petticoats Wisconsin" chronicles the accomplishments of Wisconsin women whose lives made a profound and lasting impression on the history of the state. Meet Margarethe Meyer Schurz, who brought the concept of "kindergarten" to America; Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel; and Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka- Hill, who brought medicine to Indian reservations; and many other women who impacted history in Wisconsin.

Author Biography

After earning a doctorate in English and a master's degree in poetry, Greta Anderson hit the ground running as a freelance writer and journalist. Her wide-ranging interests include agriculture, art, prairie ecosystems, and geography.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	ix
INTRODUCTION	xi
QUEEN MARINETTE	1	(10)
Matriarch of the Menominee
ELIZA CHAPPELL PORTER	11	(12)
A Missionary at Heart
CORDELIA A.P. HARVEY	23	(14)
"Fresh Air" for Union Soldiers
MARGARETHE MEYER SCHURZ	37	(12)
Envoy of the Kindergarten
BELLE CASE LA FOLLETTE	49	(14)
"Having It All, Giving Her All"
HARRIET BELL MERRILL	63	(12)
Rolling to Rio
LILLIE ROSA MINOKA-HILL	75	(12)
"She Who Carries Aid"
ELSA ULBRICHT	87	(12)
Artist with a Cause
EDNA FERBER	99	(14)
Author of the Working Woman
MABEL WATSON RAIMEY	113	(10)
In Defense of Dignity
GOLDA MEIR	123	(12)
Prime Minister of Israel
MILDRED FISH-HARNACK	135	(12)
Hitler's Scapegoat
BIBLIOGRAPHY	147	(6)
INDEX	153	(6)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	159