Note on Names

MANY OF THE WOMEN discussed in this volume had multiple names as they moved through childhood into adulthood and on to marry different partners. For simplicity, I have chosen to maintain their names as they relate to the various stages of their lives. Mary Anne Allen Hardisty Thomas, for example, is referred to as: Mary (Anne) Allen when discussing her childhood and young adult life; Mary (Allen) Hardisty when discussing her life while married to William Hardisty; and Mary (Hardisty) Thomas when discussing her life after her marriage to Edwin Stuart Thomas. The various names used will be cross-referenced in the Index.