Remarkable women of Rhode Island / Frank L. Grzyb & Russell J. DeSimone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grzyb, Frank L., 1946- author.

DeSimone, Russell J., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Rhode Island--Biography.

Women.

Rhode Island--Biography.

Rhode Island.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina ; London : The History Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A chronicle of five centuries of outstanding women who left their mark on the Ocean State. Rhode Island proudly claims a long list of remarkable women throughout history, from pioneering education reformers and suffragettes to trailblazing athletes and authors. In the mid-1800s, Sarah Helen Whitman became a prominent female poet and nearly married Edgar Allan Poe. In 1922, Isabelle Ahearn O'Neil became the first woman to hold office in the Rhode Island legislature. In the 1940s, Wilma Briggs became the first woman in the state to play on a local high school boys' baseball team and went on to join the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Join authors Frank L. Grzyb and Russell J. DeSimone in this captivating and insightful account that spans five centuries of women who made history in the smallest state in the nation.

Contents:

Native Americans

Activists, reformers and Dorrites

The literati

Arts and artists

Educators

Religious leaders

Making their voices heard

Athletes

It's a woman's job, too

First ladies in their fields

Other achievers.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62585-069-7