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Remarkable Washington Women, Third edition, celebrates the women who shaped the Evergreen State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0762734272
ISBN13:9780762734276
Release Date:June 2005
Publisher:Two Dot Books
Length:161 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"
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A Must Read for Washington Women
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women is a fascinating book for anyone even remotely interested in Washington State history. It contains well-written short biographies of sixteen Washington women who lived in the 1800s, some quite famous and some I'd never heard of. Their accomplishments range from being elected the first female mayor of a major American city, to being the first woman to climb to the summit of Mt. Rainier, to founding hospitals and school districts, to receiving the first doctoral degree awarded to a black woman in any subject. This book contains the delightful stories of Thea Foss, who started the Foss Launch Company with the purchase of a single rowboat for $5, and "Klondike Kate", whose eventful life took her north to the Yukon and south to California. As a native Washingtonian, I enjoyed reading about places I know and learning more about them. Maybe the best part was that I found I'd actually known the son of one of these remarkable women!
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