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More than Petticoats: Remarkable Idaho Women

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From Sacajawea to silent films, Idaho women have played many unique roles in the development of the Gem State. This volume includes: Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark's Shoshone interpreter, Jo Monaghan, who lived as a man for nearly forty years, Nell Shipman, actress, writer and early filmmaker, along with the stories of ten other Idaho pioneer women.

Sacajawea
Eliza Hart Spalding
Eliza Spalding Warren
Louise Siuwheem
Jo Monaghan
Jane Timothy Silcott
Polly Bemis
Kitty Wilkins
May Arkwright Hutton
Emma Russell Yearian
Dr. Minnie Howard
Margaret Cobb Ailshie
Nell Shipman

We were doing a presentation of "Women in Mining" several years ago. This was an excellent source for information about remarkable women in Idaho. The stories were taken from the history of Idaho which is pretty unusual. It is well-documented for your further research. You will want to more about these unique women once you learn who they are!

I cannot wait to read about my great-grandmother, Dr. Minnie F. Howard, who is written about in this book! I've heard and read stories about my paternal great-grandma, but to actually read it from an author's historical viewpoint is an honor indeed. I never knew that she was so important to Idaho's history. I knew that she and my great-grandfather were physicians in the state, but not that they helped with the re-creation of Fort Hall. This is a book I will pass on to my children's children. Thanks, Amazon, for having this book available!