High country women
Subtitle: pioneers of Yosemite National Park
By: Chris Enss
Publisher: Riverbend Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Helena, Montana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781606390689
Subjects: Women; History
Description: Women have played an important--though often hidden--role in shaping the history of Yosemite National Park. This book reveals the contributions made by these strong and independent pioneers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-107) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword, by California Assemblymember Kristin Olsen; title: Introduction; title: Jessie Fremont: Guardian of Yosemite; title: Annie Ripley, Elizabeth Fry, Sara Haight, & Evelyn Bovial: Weddings and Honeymoons; title: Elizabeth Pershing: Adventurous Journalist; title: Isabella Logan Leidig: Self-Sufficient Inn Keeper; title: Maggie Howard: Paiute Basket Maker and Teacher; title: Louisa Strentzel Muir: Naturalist's Mainstay; title: Sarah Dutcher & Lady Jane Franklin: Daring Lady-Tourists; title: Florence Hutchings: A Rebel Lost Too Soon; title: Clare Hodges: First Female Ranger in the Nation; title: Erin Sugako Davenport & Julia Florence Parker: Archaeologist and Basket Weaver; title: Afterword, by Beth Rodden.