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Called to Courage: Four Women in Missouri History (MISSOURI HERITAGE READERS)
McMillen, Margot Ford, Roberson, Heather
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Description for Called to Courage: Four Women in Missouri History (MISSOURI HERITAGE READERS)
Paperback. While there are many biographies of important Missouri men, there are few such biographies of Missouri women, which might suggest that they did not count in history. This book helps to correct that misconception by tracing the lives of four women who played important roles in their eras. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
While there are many accessible biographies of important Missouri men, there are few such biographies of Missouri women, which might suggest that they did not count in history. This book helps to correct that misconception by tracing the lives of four women who played important roles in their eras. These women were exceptional because they had the courage to make the best of their abilities, forging trails and breaking the barriers that separated women's spheres from those of men: * A Native American woman the French newspapers called ""Ignon Ouaconisen,"" and the people of Paris called the ""Missouri Princess,"" lived ... Read more
While there are many accessible biographies of important Missouri men, there are few such biographies of Missouri women, which might suggest that they did not count in history. This book helps to correct that misconception by tracing the lives of four women who played important roles in their eras. These women were exceptional because they had the courage to make the best of their abilities, forging trails and breaking the barriers that separated women's spheres from those of men: * A Native American woman the French newspapers called ""Ignon Ouaconisen,"" and the people of Paris called the ""Missouri Princess,"" lived ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Series
Missouri Heritage Readers Series
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826213990
SKU
V9780826213990
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About McMillen, Margot Ford, Roberson, Heather
Margot Ford McMillen is an instructor at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. She is the author of several books, including Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar: Missouri Place Names (University of Missouri Press). Heather Roberson is a student at the University of California-Berkeley.
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