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Index
Front Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Part I. Women of Early California
1. Pioneers
Nancy Kelsey: First Woman to Travel Overland to California
Luzena Wilson: Pioneering Entrepreneur
Mary Ellen Pleasant: Black Civil Rights Crusader
Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst: Stagecoach Driver
2. Settlers
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe: Documented Life in Gold-Mining Camps
Bridget “Biddy” Mason: From Slave to Humanitarian
Toby “Winema” Riddle: Native American Peace Negotiator
Elizabeth “Lillie” Hitchcock Coit: San Francisco’s Volunteer Firefighter
Part II. Women Who Contributed to Social and Political Change
3. Suffragists
Laura de Force Gordon: Lady of the Podium
Ellen Clark Sargent: Beloved Suffragist and Gracious Rebel
Maud Younger: Millionaire Waitress and Labor Reformer
Clara Shortridge Foltz: Portia of the Pacific
4. Reformers and Activists
Donaldina Cameron: Angry Angel of Chinatown
Katherine Philips Edson: Pioneer in Social and Labor Reform
Rose Pesotta: Trade Union Organizer
Dolores Huerta: Co-founder of United Farm Workers of America
5. Environmentalists and Conservationists
Josephine Clifford McCrackin: Savior of the Redwoods
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt: Apostle of the Cacti
Lupe Anguiano: A Quiet Rebel
Alice Waters: Mother of the Slow Food Movement
Part III. Women Who Contributed to the World of Work
6. Doctors and Dentists
Lucy Maria Field Wanzer: First Woman Graduate of a California Medical School
June Hill Roberston McCarroll: Credited for Drawing Lines for Safe Highways
Nellie E. Pooler Chapman: First Woman Dentist in California
Margaret “Mom” Chung: First Chinese American Physician in California
7. Lawyers
Annette Abbott Adams: First Woman Assistant Attorney General
Georgia Bullock: First Woman California Superior Court Judge
Gladys Towles Root: Famous Criminal Defense Lawyer
Rose Elizabeth Bird: First Woman Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court
8. Educators
Olive Mann Isbell: California’s First Teacher
Susan Mills: Established First Women’s College in California
Katherine Siva Saubel: Native American Scholar
Marilyn J. Boxer: Founding Mother of Women’s Studies
9. Architects
Julia Morgan: First Woman Architect
Lilian Jeanette Rice: Regional Architecture Pioneer
Florence Yoch: Landscaper of American Dreams
Norma Merrick Sklarek: Rosa Parks of Architecture
10. Entertainers
Lotta Crabtree: First American Superstar
Madame Sul-Te-Wan: Pioneer Black Actress
Dorothy Arzner: Noted Film Director During Hollywood Golden Age
Mary Pickford: America’s Sweetheart
Bibliography
About the Authors
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