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Description:The story of Portland, Oregon, like much of history, has usually been told with a focus on male leaders. This book offers a reframing of Portland's history—starting from 10,000 years of Native American women, to pioneer women, to women of the Progressive Era, WWI, WWII, and post-war women, with additional chapters on Women in the Arts and Women in Politics. Many women made their mark and radically changed the Oregon frontier, including Native Americans Polly Johnson and Josette Nouette; pioneers Minerva Carter and Charlotte Terwilliger; doctors Marie Equi, Mary Priscilla Avery Sawtelle, and Bethina Owens-Adair; artists Eliza Barchus and Lily E. White; suffragists Abigail Scott Duniway, Hattie Redmond, and Eva Emery Dye; lawyer Mary Gysin Leonard; Air Force pilot Hazel Ying Lee; politicians Barbara Roberts and Margaret Carter; and authors Frances Fuller Victor, Beverly Cleary, Beatrice Morrow Cannady, Ursula Le Guin, and Jean Auel. These women, along with groups of women such as "Wendy the Welders," made Portland what it is today.Reviews:"[This] book shines the spotlight on women from all walks of life [showing] the scope of just how long and hard women have had to work to reach equality to men in many areas." --Portland Tribune“Prince and Schaffer have made a conscious effort to select a diverse range of women from different cultural heritages, ethnicities, and social classes… cover[ing] the suffrage movement, Oregon’s 1849 black exclusion law, the Chinese Exclusion Act, civil rights, and women’s roles before, during, and after the two World Wars…It’s clear by the visually appealing layout and the breadth that Prince and Schaffer have done substantial research, and the result is a wonderful compendium for anyone interested in the history of women’s contributions to Portland.” --Portland Book Review The authors' aim was "to do our part to mend the telling of Portland's history"...They draw attention to the lives of Native Americans and other women of color...The emphasis is on historical photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents, which are accompanied by short captions...The authors are to be commended for their efforts to document the experiences of a diverse group of Portland women...This book deftly spotlights lesser-known figures from Portland's past.--Kirkus Reviews"Mother-daughter authors Tracy Prince and Zadie Schaffer have produced the latest ...regional and local history from Arcadia Publishing..."Notable Women of Portland" consists primarily of historical photographs, but what photographs they are!" --The OregonianWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notable Women of Portland (Images of America). To get started finding Notable Women of Portland (Images of America), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 1467125059

Description: The story of Portland, Oregon, like much of history, has usually been told with a focus on male leaders. This book offers a reframing of Portland's history—starting from 10,000 years of Native American women, to pioneer women, to women of the Progressive Era, WWI, WWII, and post-war women, with additional chapters on Women in the Arts and Women in Politics. Many women made their mark and radically changed the Oregon frontier, including Native Americans Polly Johnson and Josette Nouette; pioneers Minerva Carter and Charlotte Terwilliger; doctors Marie Equi, Mary Priscilla Avery Sawtelle, and Bethina Owens-Adair; artists Eliza Barchus and Lily E. White; suffragists Abigail Scott Duniway, Hattie Redmond, and Eva Emery Dye; lawyer Mary Gysin Leonard; Air Force pilot Hazel Ying Lee; politicians Barbara Roberts and Margaret Carter; and authors Frances Fuller Victor, Beverly Cleary, Beatrice Morrow Cannady, Ursula Le Guin, and Jean Auel. These women, along with groups of women such as "Wendy the Welders," made Portland what it is today.Reviews:"[This] book shines the spotlight on women from all walks of life [showing] the scope of just how long and hard women have had to work to reach equality to men in many areas." --Portland Tribune“Prince and Schaffer have made a conscious effort to select a diverse range of women from different cultural heritages, ethnicities, and social classes… cover[ing] the suffrage movement, Oregon’s 1849 black exclusion law, the Chinese Exclusion Act, civil rights, and women’s roles before, during, and after the two World Wars…It’s clear by the visually appealing layout and the breadth that Prince and Schaffer have done substantial research, and the result is a wonderful compendium for anyone interested in the history of women’s contributions to Portland.” --Portland Book Review The authors' aim was "to do our part to mend the telling of Portland's history"...They draw attention to the lives of Native Americans and other women of color...The emphasis is on historical photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents, which are accompanied by short captions...The authors are to be commended for their efforts to document the experiences of a diverse group of Portland women...This book deftly spotlights lesser-known figures from Portland's past.--Kirkus Reviews"Mother-daughter authors Tracy Prince and Zadie Schaffer have produced the latest ...regional and local history from Arcadia Publishing..."Notable Women of Portland" consists primarily of historical photographs, but what photographs they are!" --The OregonianWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notable Women of Portland (Images of America). To get started finding Notable Women of Portland (Images of America), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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