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Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions
Michael Helquist
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Description for Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions
Paperback. Explores the fiercely independent life of an extraordinary woman. Marie Equi is a finely written, rigorously researched account of a woman of consequence, who one fellow-activist considered "the most interesting woman that ever lived in this state, certainly the most fascinating, colorful, and flamboyant." Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Marie Equi explores the fiercely independent life of an extraordinary woman. Born of Italian-Irish parents in 1872, Marie Equi endured childhood labor in a gritty Massachusetts textile mill before fleeing to an Oregon homestead with her first longtime woman companion, who described her as impulsive, earnest, and kind-hearted. These traits, along with courage, stubborn resolve, and a passion for justice, propelled Equi through an unparalleled life journey.
Equi self-studied her way into a San Francisco medical school and then obtained her license in Portland to become one of the first practicing woman physicians in the Pacific Northwest. From Pendleton, ... Read more
Marie Equi explores the fiercely independent life of an extraordinary woman. Born of Italian-Irish parents in 1872, Marie Equi endured childhood labor in a gritty Massachusetts textile mill before fleeing to an Oregon homestead with her first longtime woman companion, who described her as impulsive, earnest, and kind-hearted. These traits, along with courage, stubborn resolve, and a passion for justice, propelled Equi through an unparalleled life journey.
Equi self-studied her way into a San Francisco medical school and then obtained her license in Portland to become one of the first practicing woman physicians in the Pacific Northwest. From Pendleton, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870715952
SKU
V9780870715952
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About Michael Helquist
Michael Helquist is an historian, journalist, and editor and has written for several publications, including the Oregon Historical Quarterly, the Journal of Homosexuality, the American Medical News, MS Magazine, The Advocate, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has edited four volumes on health communication, social marketing, and behavior change. He directed a global AIDS and health communication program and ... Read more
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