More than petticoats : remarkable North Carolina women / Scotti Kent.
In "More than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women," author Scotti Kent introduces readers to fourteen extraordinary women from North Carolina's history. Alive during such momentous events as the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the beginning of the twentieth century, the women included in this book saw reformation all around them and realized that they too could promote change. They did not weaken in the face of challenge but met it head on. Their lasting contributions are chronicled here for readers in the beginning of the twenty-first century. Discover Emeline Jamison Pigott, a Confederate Spy; Mary Martin Sloop, a physician, community leader, and child welfare advocate in the hills of the Blue Ridge; Maggie Axe Wachacha, a healer, teacher, and Cherokee leader; and Cornelia Phillips Spencer, who helped liberate the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By turning challenge into change, all fourteen women in this book accomplished something remarkable. Read about their triumphs in this collection of absorbing biographies.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781560449003
- ISBN: 1560449004
- Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Helena, Montana : TwoDot, 2000.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Mary Hooks "Polly" Slocumb: heroine of Moore's Creek Bridge -- Susan Twitty: defender of Graham's Fort -- Abigail "Aunt Abby" House: angel of mercy -- Harriet Ann Jacobs: hideaway slave -- Cornelia Phillips Spencer: patron saint of Chapel Hill -- Emeline Jamison Pigott: Confederate spy -- Sallie Southall Cotten: ideal woman of the new South -- Dr. Anne Lowrie Alexander: pioneer woman physician -- Adela F. Ruffin: activist, advocate, advisor -- Annie Wealthy Holland: woman of peaceful power -- Mary T. Martin Sloop, M.D.: grand lady of the Blue Ridge -- Charlotte Hawkins Brown: first lady of social graces -- Lillian Exum Clement Stafford: the lady they called "Brother Exum" -- Maggie Axe Wachacha: healer, teacher, and beloved woman -- Bibliography -- Index.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Slocumb, Polly, 1760-1836.
Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897.
Spencer, Cornelia Phillips, 1825-1908.
Pigott, Emeline Jamison, 1836-1919.
Cotten, Sallie Southall.
Alexander, Annie Lowrie, 1864-1929.
Holland, Annie, 1871-1934.
Sloop, Mary T. Martin, 1873-1962.
Brown, Charlotte Hawkins, 1883-1961.
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Women > North Carolina > History.
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- Biographies.
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- 83 of 86 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | 920.72 KEN (Text) | 37810434884093 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
