Virginia's Remarkable Women
Download or Read eBook Virginia's Remarkable Women PDF written by Emilee Hines and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Emilee Hines |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2015-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781493016068 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1493016067 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Virginia's Remarkable Women by : Emilee Hines
Book excerpt: How did Virginia become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? Virginia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who shaped the Old Dominion. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies. Discover fifteen extraordinary women from Virginia's past, including Pocahontas, Martha Washington, Dolley Madison, travel writer Anne Newport Royall, pioneering banker Maggie Lena Walker, Civil War spies Belle Boyd and Elizabeth Van Lew, and poet Anne Spencer.
