Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks [Paperback]

Lynn Sherr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 1994

A witty and informative illustrated guide to over 1000 historic landmarks commemorating the words and deeds of American heroines from Anne Hutchinson to Christa McAuliffe.

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YA?Originally published in 1976 as The American Woman's Gazetteer, this updated version is a travel guide through towns, cities, and states, packed with facts about the role women have played in shaping U.S. history. The thorough index and the alphabetical arrangement by state makes the book useful as a reference source; it's also fun for browsing. The abundance of photographs and various locales encourages readers to journey through the pages. Interesting trivia is scattered throughout. This source complements Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971) and Notable American Women: The Modern Period (1980, both Belknap), and Doreen Rappaport's American Women (HarperCollins, 1992). A noteworthy addition.?Beth Gourley, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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In this expanded version of The American Woman's Gazetteer (1976), which narrates women's history from the early settlers to the present, Sherr (news correspondent for ABC's 20/20) and Kazickas objectively present points of interest with a brief story of each woman's contribution to history. They explain, for example, that Lake Lurleen State Park in Coker, Alabama, was named after Lurleen B. Wallace, the first woman governor of Alabama. Much in this new edition remains the same as the first, but some photos have been changed, and, in order to make space for 500 new attractions, some minor landmarks have been deleted. All the women in the 1994 volume had died as of Janurary 1993, and although it is quite a weighty volume, it is by no means all-inclusive. Since women have accomplished much since 1976, and additional landmarks have been found by the authors, libraries that have the earlier edition will need this book to update their collections.
Lucille Corbo, MLS, Scranton, Pa.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 579 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 Sub edition (May 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812922239
• ISBN-13: 978-0812922233
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,975,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for my travels, February 26, 2011

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Alma F. Sanford "Almaesq" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks (Paperback)

I purchased this book shortly after it was published in 1994 and have used it in traveling to many states and looking up women's memorials wherever I go. I always consult it before going to a 'new' state to see what places I will want to go. My favorite was the Museum on Madison Street in Rochester, N.Y. where Susan B. Anthony lived. I also visited her grave and the grave of Frederick Douglas is in the same cemetery.

My book is well used and because of it, I have - together with other women who are interested in history - launched an effort to raise $100,000 to build a suffrage monument in the Tennessee state capital city of Nashville to be dedicated on August 26,2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. When I first read this book I was struck by the comment about Nashville that "shockingly, there is no official memorial to the breathtaking finale to that event: the vote in this city that led to ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. I am now retired and have time to work on this project and hope we will be successful.