Great girls in Michigan history
By: Patricia Majher
Series: Great Lakes books series; Great Lakes books
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780814340745; 9780814340738
Subjects: Women; History; Young women; Women in public life; Biography; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Discrimination & Race Relations; Minority Studies
Description: Overview: A deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier-Great Girls in Michigan History highlights some of the girls from Michigan's past who did amazing things before they turned twenty years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of twenty girls with ties to Michigan, representing a variety of personal backgrounds and interests, locations across the state, and historical time periods. Majher introduces little-known stories, like those of female aviator Nancy Harkness (Love), pioneer Anna Howard Shaw, escaped slave Dorothy Butler, professional baseball player Marilyn Jenkins, union leader Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang), and Native American writer Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft). She also includes figures that many readers will recognize-including First Lady Betty Bloomer (Ford), jockey Julie Krone, Motown star Diana Ross, and tennis champion Serena Williams. Majher shows that while life wasn't always easy for these girls, they were able to overcome any number of obstacles to achieve their goals. Great Girls in Michigan History includes a brief section on each girl's life after the age of twenty and a glossary of selected vocabulary words at the end of the book.
Notes: English.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Fannie Baker: Girl Diver of the Great Lakes; Betty Bloomer (Ford): Dancing to Her Own Beat; Dorothy Butler: Freedom Seeker; Regina Carter: A Musical Marvel; Sarah Emma Edmonds (Seelye): The Secret Soldier; Nancy Harkness (Love): An Adventurous Aviator; Julie Harris: Acting Was Her Life; Marylou Hernandez (Olivarez-Mason): Yearning to Learn; Geraldine Hoff (Doyle): The "We Can Do It!" Girl; Marilyn Jenkins: A Slugger in a Skirt; Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft): The First Known American Indian Writer.; title: Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang): A Fierce Friend of WorkersJulie Krone: Born to Race; Joan Leslie (Caldwell): Silver Screen Star; Maebelle Mason (Connell): The Littlest Lifesaver; Ella May (Willson): A Petite Patriot; Tricia McNaughton (Saunders): Wrestling with the Rules; Diana Ross: A Supreme Songstress; Anna Howard Shaw: A Pint-Sized Pioneer; Serena Williams: Queen of the Court; Glossary; Photo Credits.