Remarkable Michigan Women

More than Petticoats

by Julia Pferdehirt

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Michigan Women tells the stories of twelve strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. The women you'll meet in these pages include Nancy Harkness Love, founder of Women's Air Force Service Pilots; abolitionist and Underground Railroad activist Laura Haviland; Civil War veteran Sara Emma Edmonds, who was a soldier, nurse, and spy; and Magdaleine la Frambois, a Metis fur trader and business owner who played a significant role in establishing Macinac Island community.

Magdelaine la Framboise, 1780-1846 --
Sojourner Truth, 1797-1883 --
Laura Smith Haviland, 1808-1898 --
Julia Wheelock Freeman, 1833-1900 --
Sara Emma Edmonds, 1841-1898 --
Anna Howard Shaw, 1847-1919 --
Rebecca Shelley, 1887-1984 --
Ana Clemenc, 1888-1956 --
Marguerite Lofft de Angeli, 1889-1987 --
Gwen Frostic, 1906-2001 --
Rosa Parks, 1913-2005 --
Nancy Harkness Love, 1914-1977

Genres: Nonfiction, History

142 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Julia Pferdehirt is an author, educator, and professional storyteller. A resident of Middleton, Wisconsin, Pferdehirt is also the author of They Came to Wisconsin, Caroline Quarlls and the Underground Railroad, and Blue Jenkins, all published for young audiences by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

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