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

by Kate Kennedy

Overview

Maine's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fifteen strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Through their passions for art, exploration, literature, politics, music, and nature, these women made contributions to society that still resonate today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493023226
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	05/01/2016
Series:	Remarkable American Women
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	836,915
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Kate Kennedy was the director of the Southern Maine Writing Project at the University of Southern Maine from 2006-2012. Her novel, End Over End, was published in 2001, and her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in various small magazines. She and her husband live in Cape Elizabeth, enjoying three generations of family within a 65-mile span.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Tante Blanche: The Mother of Madawaska Marguerite-Blanche Thibodeau Cyr 1

Botanic Artist in the Garden of Maine Kate Furbish 10

Lighthouse Keeper Abbie Burgess Grant 19

Temperance Activist and Social Reformer Lillian M.N. Stevens 29

Writer from the Country of the Pointed Firs Sarah Orne Jewett 40

Sprtsworman and Journalist of the Maine Woods Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby 50

The Yankee Diva Lillian "La Nordica" Norton 60

Bibliography 167

Index 173

Acknowledgments 178

About the Author 180