More than Petticoats

Subtitled: Remarkable Minnesota Women; this book is a collection of approximately 10-page biographical sketches of 13 remarkable women. The subjects include: Jane Grey Swisshelm, Harriet Bishop, Martha Ripley, Frances Densmore, Liang May Seen, Fanny Fligelman Brin, Lena O. Smith, Elizabeth Kenney, Blanche Yurka, Maud Hart Lovelace, Marjorie Child Husted, Wanda Gag, and Jeanette Ridlon Piccard. All were born before 1900, lived at least part of their life in Minnesota, and broke through social, cultural or political barriers to advance the role of women. They fought the social norms and prejudices of their time, and each made a lasting contribution to society. Written by Bonnye E. Stuart, this could be a resource for History Day projects.