Remarkable women of Stockton
By: Mary Jo Gohlke
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781626194151
Subjects: History; Biography; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Sperry sisters: rich and famous in the golden age; title: Julia Weber: Stockton's own royalty; title: Inez Budd: California's first lady; title: L. Clare Davis: club founder and enterprising journalist; title: Sarah Gillis: she ran the steamships; title: Lottie Ruggles: a local belle in Europe; title: Anna Brown Holt: not a socialite; title: Harriet Chalmers Adams: international explorer and speaker; title: Dr. Margaret Smyth: leader in national mental health; title: Tillie Lewis: undisputed "tomato queen"; title: Edna Gleason: "they call me dynamite"; title: Emily Knoles: building a university; title: Elizabeth Humbargar: fought wartime injustice; title: Wilhelmina Henry and Flora Mata: breaking the color barrier; title: Joan Darrah: strong mayor leaves a legacy; title: Dolores Huerta: crusader for human rights; title: Sylvia Sun Minnick: too tough to quit loving; title: Maxine Hong Kingston: behind the black curtains; title: Dr. Dawn Mabalon: Little Manila's champion; title: Beverly Fitch McCarthy: frankly feminist.