Maine's Remarkable Women (Remarkable American Women)

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Author: Kennedy, Kate

Brand: Globe Pequot Press

Edition: 2nd

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 192

Release Date: 01-05-2016

Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

Details: Maine's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fifteen strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Through their passions for art, exploration, literature, politics, music, and nature, these women made contributions to society that still resonate today.

Meet Marguerite "Tante Blanche" Thibodeau Cyr, "The Mother of Madawaska," whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement; botanist-artist Kate Furbish, who explored Maine's wilderness, collecting, classifying, and painting all of its flowering plants; and Florence Nicolar Shay, a Native-American basketmaker who demanded and succeeded in gaining rights for her tribe, the Penobscots.
Each of these women demonstrated courage, compassion, and an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies.

EAN: 9781493023226

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English

Maine's Remarkable Women (Remarkable American Women)

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Author: Kennedy, KateBrand: Globe Pequot PressEdition: 2ndBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 192Release Date: 01-05-2016Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.Details: Maine's Remarkable Women... Read more

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    Description

    Author: Kennedy, Kate

    Brand: Globe Pequot Press

    Edition: 2nd

    Binding: paperback

    Number Of Pages: 192

    Release Date: 01-05-2016

    Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

    Details: Maine's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fifteen strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Through their passions for art, exploration, literature, politics, music, and nature, these women made contributions to society that still resonate today.

    Meet Marguerite "Tante Blanche" Thibodeau Cyr, "The Mother of Madawaska," whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement; botanist-artist Kate Furbish, who explored Maine's wilderness, collecting, classifying, and painting all of its flowering plants; and Florence Nicolar Shay, a Native-American basketmaker who demanded and succeeded in gaining rights for her tribe, the Penobscots.
    Each of these women demonstrated courage, compassion, and an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies.

    EAN: 9781493023226

    Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches

    Languages: English

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