More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Idaho Women
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Idaho Women, tells the history of the Gem State through the stories of thirteen pioneering women, all born before 1900, who made a profound impact on Idaho.
Meet Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark's Shoshone guide; Jo Monaghan, who lived as a man for nearly forty years; Margaret Cobb Ailshie, who ran Idaho's biggest newspaper; Dr. Minnie Howard, one of Idaho's first pioneer woman doctors; and Nell Shipman, an actress, writer, and early filmmaker.
Each woman in her own way displayed remarkable courage, hope, and love during a time when Idaho was still an untamed frontier. Read about their exceptional lives in this collection of absorbing biographies.
Published by Falcon-Two Dot/Globe Pequot
Publication date: August, 2001
Paperback, 151 pages
ISBN: 076271123X