Wild women of Maryland
Subtitle: grit & gumption in the Free State
By: Lauren R. Silberman ; foreword by Diana M. Bailey
Publisher: The History Press; Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781626198111
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Women; Biography
Other titles: Grit and gumption in the Free State
Description: The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick by impersonating the queen's sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison sneaked into Russia to report conditions there after World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like "Lady Law" Violet Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Maryland's most tenacious and adventurous women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pioneering spirits : Maryland's colonial ladies [Margaret Brent, Mary Lawne Courtney Clocker, Hannah Cresap, Jane Frazier, Sarah Wilson]; title: Maryland's so-called witches [Rebecca Fowler, Virtue Violl, Moll Dyer and Elly Kedward]; title: Wartime women : soldiers, smugglers, spymistresses [Mary Pickersgill and Grace Wisher, Kitty Knight, Matilda O'Neil, Clara Gunby and Sallie Pollock, Euphemia Goldsborough, Anna Ella Carroll, Marguerite Harrison, Betty Lussier, Virginia Hall Goillot]; title: Fighting for freedom [Edmonson sisters, Harriet Tubman, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper]; title: Change agents [Edith Houghton Hooker, Lillie Carroll Jackson and Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Gloria Richardson Dandridge, Barbara Mikulski]; title: Postmasters and pencil pushers : redefining women's work [Mary Katherine Goddard, Eliza Anderson Godefroy, Sarah "Sadie" Kneller Miller, Violet Hill Whyte, Edith "Jackie" Ronne]; title: Dangerous dames [Martha "Patty" Cannon, Nancy Hufford, Hattie Stone]; title: Defying expectations : ladies beyond categorization [Wallis Simpson, Madalyn Murrah O'Hair, Divine].