Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
Contents:
Running Eagle (Pitamakan): woman warrior of the Blackfeet -- Agnes "Annie" Morgan: cooking up a new life in the west -- Pretty Shield: guardian of Crow culture -- Jeannette Rankin: building toward peace -- Lena Mattausch, Bridget Shea, and the Women's Protective Union: sisters in solidarity -- Frieda Fligelman and Belle Fligelman Winestine: politics and poetry -- Isabelle Johnson: look and see for yourself -- Alice Greenough Orr and Marge Greenough Henson: rodeo royalty -- Myrna Loy: more than a movie star -- Alma Smith Jacobs: the power of books -- Elouise Pepion Cobell: accounting for justice.
Summary:
"From the Blackfeet warrior Running Eagle to the stereotype-smashing librarian Alma Jacobs, the eleven women portrayed in this engaging book were indeed bold, breaking down barriers of sexism, racism, and political opposition to emerge as heroines of their time."--Publisher description.
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