Laura Owen Wallace : "A woman of fortitude and indomitable willpower" -- Frances Pearle Mitchell : pigs are a girl's best friend -- The Lahm Sisters : minding their own business in their own way -- Vidal Sisters : "The girls in the overalls" -- Oklahoma Anderson Noonan : "The equal of any cowboy in the state" -- Emma L. Watson : "Smoothest woman in the country" -- Emma Bell : Montana rustler -- Emily Lofland Roberson : woman with a deficient obituary -- Amanda Ida Watkins : "A blizzard of a woman" -- Laura Alderman : "Queen of orchardists" -- Marion Carterett Reese : cowgirl, stagecoach driver, and artist -- Ollie Osborn : holding her own with the best of 'em -- Anna Porter and Maud Sterling : "Girls on the mountain" -- Nannita Daisey : "Leaping into history" -- Glenna Lynch : From Chicago dressmaker to western landowner -- Belle Von Dorn Harbert : helping farm women save a thousand steps a day between cupboard and table -- Maria "Midy" Morgan : "She gave her heart" -- Kate Field : Promoting American wine -- Changunak Antisarlook Andrewuk : the reindeer queen -- Katherine Pearson : "Ostrich Queen of the Western Hemisphere" -- Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight : saving the buffalo -- Minna "Minnie" Eshleman Sherman : society girl becomes dairy rancher -- Nancy B. Irving : writer and goat rancher -- Elizabeth Smith Collins : taking her cattle to the stock yards -- Jennie Goodwin : livestock commission merchant.
Summary:
"Grit, Not Glamour celebrates the contributions of our foremothers who devoted their lives to farming and ranching related pursuits. Some embraced their roles; others detested the life; often their contributions were minimized or overlooked"-- Provided by publisher.
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