Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone
“Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park’s physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful ‘hidden’ history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm.”

—Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times



“For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women’s history, as we professional historians do.”

Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, —Yellowstone National Park



“To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park’s wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource.”

—Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone



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Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone
“Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park’s physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful ‘hidden’ history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm.”

—Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times



“For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women’s history, as we professional historians do.”

Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, —Yellowstone National Park



“To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park’s wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource.”

—Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone



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Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone

by Elizabeth A Watry
Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone
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Women in Wonderland: Lives, Legends, and Legacies of Yellowstone

by Elizabeth A Watry

Overview

“Betsy Watry tells the tales of a dozen women, some of whom had short-lived adventures in Yellowstone National Park, but most of whom spent decades as rangers, scientists, interpreters, and entrepreneurs, shaping the Park’s physical and cultural landscape. This is a wonderful ‘hidden’ history, full of surprising stories, grounded in intensive research and written with charm.”

—Dr. Mary Murphy, historian and author of Hope in Hard Times



“For so long, Yellowstone National Park has needed a book about the women who stood and today stand tall in its history. At long last, Elizabeth Watry has produced it. Women across the nation should celebrate this book for its noteworthy contribution to women’s history, as we professional historians do.”

Lee Whittlesey, Park Historian, National Park Service, —Yellowstone National Park



“To read about Yellowstone National Park too often means viewing it through the eyes and exploits of men. By sharing the experiences and contributions of women who visited, lived, and worked in Yellowstone, Elizabeth Watry places women front and center in the Park’s wondrous history. Women in Wonderland is sure to become a treasured resource.”

—Diane Smith, author of Letters from Yellowstone



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781606390290
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/02/2012
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 623,387
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Emma Carpenter Cowan An Impress that the Years Cannot Efface 5

Martha "Mattie" Shipley Culver Far from Home and Friends 23

Anna K. Trischman Pryor and Elizabeth "Belle" Trischman Coffee, Curios, and the Devil's Kitchenette 37

Ida Christine Carlson Eagle Mom Eagle 61

Willie Frances Crawford Bronner and Jean Crawford Sharpe Like Mother, Like Daughter 89

Beulah Brown Sanborn Hostess Extraordinaire 111

Isabel Deming Bassett Wasson Ideal for Teaching 139

Jane Marguerite "Peg" Lindsley Arnold A Girl Ranger!p151

Frances Eva Pound Wright Ranger Jim 185

Herma Geneva Albertson Baggley Girl Guide for Dudes 203

Eleanor May Hamilton Povah Everyone Was Like Family 233

Margaret Mary Meagher Bears, Bison, and Backcounty 255

Endnotes 275

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