Idaho's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History

by Lynn Bragg

Overview

Idaho's Remarakble Women 2 tells the history of the Gem State through the stories of fifteen pioneering women, all born before 1900, who made a profound impact on Idaho. Meet Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark's Shoshone guide; Jo Monaghan, who lived as a man for nearly forty years; Margaret Cobb Ailshie, who ran Idaho's biggest newspaper; and Nell Shipman, an actress, writer, and early filmmaker. Each woman in her own way displayed remarkable courage, hope, and love during a time when Idaho was still an untamed frontier. Read about their exceptional lives in this collection of absorbing biographies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493023202
Publisher:	TwoDot
Publication date:	05/01/2016
Series:	Women of the West
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

L.E. Bragg’s other books about the Pacific Northwest include More than Petticoats: Remarkable Washington Women and Washington Myths and Legends (both by TwoDot), and the picture books A River Lost, Heart of the Palús and Seattle, City By The Sound. She lives near Seattle.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Wadze-wipe, Lost Woman of the Lemhi Shoshone Sacajawea 1

Angel of the Coeur d'Alenes Louise Siuwheem 17

"In the Name of Jesus Christ and Mrs. Spalding" Eliza Hart Spalding Eliza Spalding Warren 26

Cowboy Joe Jo Monaghan 48

Gold Rush Princess Jane Timothy Silcott 56

Molly b'Dam Molly Hall Burdan 64

China Polly Polly Bernis 73

Queen of Diamonds Kitty C. Wilkins 81

Hurricane May May Arkwright Hutton 88

The Sheep Queen of Idaho Emma Russell Yearian 99

Pocatllo's Pioneer Physician Crusader Dr. Minnie Howard 105

Guardian of a Publishing Dynasty Margaret Cobb Ailshie 114

Idaho's Own Lady Bluebeard Lyda Southard 124

The Girl from God's Country Nell Shipman 133

Bibliography 143

Index 155

About the Author 164