Women in Early Texas
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Book containing biographies of fifty women who were involved with the development of Texas. The women come from a wide variety of classes and ethnic groups, and many of the authors are descended from their subjects.
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xxiv, 334 p. : ill.
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Carrington, Evelyn M. 1993.
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- Cottrell, Debbie Mauldin, 1956- Introduction to the Second Edition
- Likan, Barbara Preface
Contributing Authors
- Rau, Laura Ann Dick Nancy Millar Alley (1817-1893)
- Richter, Anita L. Thankful Hanna McClure Allis (1842-1937)
- Atkinson, Mary Jourdan Maria Bachman Atkinson (1801-1863) / Harriet Bachman Jourdan (1815-1881)
- Williams, Jean Lockwood Elizabeth Thomas Davis Bagley (1826-1911) / Elizabeth McDonald Lockwood (1825-1872) / Rebecca Raworth Williams (1850-1927)
- Smothers, Elsie Turk Sarah Ann McClure Braches (1811-1894) / Margaret Hallet (1787-1863)
- Tritico, Frank E. Angela Salvaggio Cangelosi (1855-1925)
- Parker, Edith Olbrich Maria Gertrudis Perez Cordero Cassiano (1790-1832)
- Flachmeier, Jeanette Hastedt Fannie Baker Darden (1829-1890) / Dilue Rose Harris (1825-1914)
- Carrington, Evelyn M. Hannah Elizabeth Denny (1807-1903) / Harriet Newell Gray (1818-1889)
- Nitschke, Willard Griffith Susanna Wilkerson dickinson (1814-1883)
- Price, Willie Mae Smith Annie Dunlavy Dorbandt (1831-1907)
- Goodwin, Catherine Meranda Marie Fargeix Gentilz (1830-1898)
- Luedecke, Pansy Magdalena Hornberger Henninger (1825-1906)
- Crockett, Fannie Ellen Minerva Frances Vernon Hill (1832-1896)
- Scott, Emma Holman Amanda Burnam Holman (1823-1863)
- Rugeley, Helen Hoskins, 1911- Ann Raguet Irion (1819-1883)
- Ericson, Carolyn Reeves, 1931- Sister M. Josephine (Ernestine Potard) (1822-1893)
- Twitchell, Fannie Eisenlohr Sophie Tolle Koester (1826-1916)
- Garvin, Winnie L. Mollie Jane Wilson Lay (1835-1875)
- Labaj, Stacy Mikulencak Rozalie Dusek Lesikar (1824-1922)
- Marks, Marguerite Meyer Elizabeth Gaertner Levy (1849-1925)
- Gracy, David B., II Mildred Satterwhite Littlefield (1811-1880)
- Mays, Fay Lockhart Sarah Ellen Eaton McCallister (1830-1888)
- James, Eleanor Martha White McWhirter (1827-1904)
- Scott, Glenn Juana Navarro de Alsbury (circa 1816-1888) / Anna Salazar de Esparza (circa 1806-1849)
- LeVesconte, Amy Anna Hurd Palm (1808-1878)
- Nichols, Pansy Auguste Mentzel Raven (1809-1887)
- Purcell, Mabelle Umland Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red (1827-1886)
- Baker, T. Lindsay Tecla Rzeppa (1802-1880)
- Houston, Elinor R. Emilie Ploeger Schumann (1822-1896)
- Weisiger, Katherine Louise Ormsby Stanuell (1859-1909)
- Frye, Gloria Eva Catherine Rosine Ruff Sterne (1809-1897)
- Stoneham, Lois L. Eveline Greenwood Stoneham (1835-1926)
- McMurrey, Marion Sissie Thompson Sylestine
- Tevis, Reid W. Nancy Tevis (1796-1876)
- Speer, Nancy Snyder Nancy Tevis (1796-1876)
- Donoho, Olive Margaret O'Bryant Thompson (1822-1895)
- Tinnin, Helen Mary Helen Mary Kirkpatrick Tinnin (1825-1893)
- Flachmeier, W. A. Elise Amalie Tvede Waerenskjold (1815-1895)
- Law, Aline Kerenhappuch Sophronia Buie Webb
- Mueller, Esther Louise Klinglehoefer Wehmeyer (1834-1903)
- Russel, Mary Wilson Mary Burleson Whitehead (1843-1911)
- Jackson, Lela Rachel Whitfield (1814-1908)
- Taylor, Virginia H. Adina de Zavala (1861-1955)
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Texas State Historical Association
Place of Publication: Austin, Texas
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Organized in Austin in 1897, the TSHA's mission centers on fostering appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the rich and unique history of Texas. They do so through various programs, research, preservation and publication of historical materials related to the state.
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- Main Title: Women in Early Texas
- Series Title: Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas History Reprint Series
Description
Book containing biographies of fifty women who were involved with the development of Texas. The women come from a wide variety of classes and ethnic groups, and many of the authors are descended from their subjects.
Physical Description
xxiv, 334 p. : ill.
Subjects
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- Texas -- History.
- Women -- Texas -- Biography.
- Women -- Texas -- History.
- Women -- Texas -- Social conditions.
- Women's studies.
- Women.
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- Accession or Local Control No: TSHA_0097
- Library of Congress Control Number: 94021170
- ISBN: 0876111428
- Call Number: HQ1438.T4 W64 1994
- OCLC: 30703192
- UNT Catalog No.: b1798712 | View in Discover
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth296851
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- 1993
Covered Time Period
- Spanish Texas, 1690-1821
- Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
- The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
- The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
- Annexation, 1844-1846
- Slavery and Antebellum Texas Culture, 1821-1865
- The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876
- The Cattle Boom, 1865-1890
- New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
- Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
Start & End Dates
- 1787 - 1955
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Carrington, Evelyn M. Women in Early Texas, book, 1993; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296851/: accessed November 30, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.