Great Girls in Michigan History /

Overview: A deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier-Great Girls in Michigan History highlights some of the girls from Michigan's past who did amazing things before they turned twenty years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Majher, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Young women.
Women in public life.
Women.
Femmes > Michigan > Biographies.
Femmes dans la vie publique > Michigan.
Jeunes femmes > Michigan.
Femmes > Michigan > Histoire.
Women > Michigan > Biography.
Women in public life > Michigan.
Young women > Michigan.
Women > Michigan > History.
Michigan.
Michigan > Histoire.
Michigan > Biographies.
Michigan > History.
Michigan > Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Fannie Baker: Girl diver of the Great Lakes
  • Betty Bloomer (Ford): Dancing to her own beat
  • Dorothy Butler: Freedom seeker
  • Regina Carter: Musical marvel
  • Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye): Secret soldier
  • Nancy Harkness (Love): Adventurous aviator
  • Julie Harris: Acting was her life
  • Marylou Hernandez (Olivarez-Mason): Yearning to learn
  • Geraldine Hoff (Doyle): We can do it! Girl
  • Marilyn Jenkins: Slugger in a skirt
  • Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft): First known American Indian writer
  • Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang): Fierce friend of workers
  • Julie Krone: Born to race
  • Joan Leslie (Caldwell): Silver screen star
  • Maebelle Mason (Connell): Littlest lifesaver
  • Ella May (Willson): Petite patriot
  • Tricia McNaughton (Saunders):
  • Wrestling with the rules
  • Diana Ross: Supreme songstress
  • Anna Howard Shaw: Pint-sized pioneer
  • Serena Williams: Queen of the court
  • Glossary
  • Photo credits.

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