Henderson, Lyndee Jobe. Remarkable Illinois women.HENDERSON, Lyndee Jobe. Remarkable Illinois women. (More than Petticoats.) Globe Pequot Press. 147p. illus. bibliog. c2007. 0-7627-1271-6. $10.95. SA Twelve of the Prairie State's important women born before 1900 are profiled: Christina Holmes Tillson (1798-1872), a historian, a Yankee living on the prairie; Anna Elizabeth Slough (1800-1878), a feisty pioneer wife and mother who founded a successful hotel; Emma Hale Smith Hale Smith (b. Cleveland, Ohio, June 29, 1925) is an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, graduating with a B.M. degree in 1950, and obtaining an M.M. in 1952. (1804-1879), the wife of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, founder of the Mormon Church The Mormon Church is a religious body founded in 1830 in Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith. It is also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church. There are 7.7 million Mormons worldwide. ; Lydia Moss Bradley Lydia Moss Bradley (July 31, 1816 - January 16, 1908) was a wealthy philanthropist notable for her philanthropic works in Illinois and the independent management of her wealth. (1816-1908), the first woman in the nation to become a bank president; Candace McCormick Reed (1818-1900), a photographer of note as well as a philanthropist who helped many Civil War soldiers; Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882), a "misunderstood first lady"--the relentless press was rarely her friend, oftentimes publishing hearsay hearsay: see evidence. tales of her unstable personality and financial recklessness; Myra Bradwell (1831-1894), an "entrepreneurial lawyer" who was initially denied the right to sit for the bar exam not because she was a woman but because she was married; Dr. Ella Flagg Young Ella Flagg Young (1845 - 1918) was an American educator, born at Buffalo, and educated at the Chicago Normal School and at the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1900). She was married to William Young in 1868. Her teaching career spanned 53 years (1862-1915). (1845-1918), who became superintendent of the Chicago schools, appointed when she was 64; Jane Addams (1860-1935), the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. and the founder of Hull House in 1889; Annie Minerva Turnbo Pope Malone (1869-1957), who grew up poor in post-Civil War black America and then became a millionaire selling her Wonderful Hair Grower; Irene Castle (1893-1969), known as American's First Lady of Ballroom Dancing and later for her establishment of Orphans of the Storm, a safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. for strays and abandoned dogs and cats; and Ruth Page (1899-1991), a pioneering ballerina who founded a dance school in Chicago, married at 85, and died at 92. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA |
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