Martin, Sara Hines. More than petticoats; remarkable Georgia women.Globe Pequot. 183p. illus. bibliog. index. c2003. 0-7627-1270-8. $10.98. Each of these women from Georgia was remarkable because she went her own way. and acted, interacted and created as she saw needs and opportunities. The women whom Martin presents to the readers range in chronology from Mary Musgrove Bosomworth, born of an English father and a Creek Indian mother, who acted as translator and negotiator for James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 – June 30 1785) was a British general, a philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. He was born in London, the son of Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe (1650-1702) of Westbrook Place, Godalming in the county of Surrey. , Georgia's founder, to Margaret Mitchell Noun 1. Margaret Mitchell - United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949) Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell, Mitchell , famed creator of Scarlet O'Hara, who planted an indelible image of Civil War Georgia in the minds and on the movie screens of America. Martin details the lives and struggles of 13 Georgian women of energy and ideals. Each chapter is fairly short (13-15 pages) and clearly written. Some of the women, however, catch the enthusiasm of the author and the reader more than others. Martha McChesney Berry, for example, started a simple Bible class for local children in the mountains north of Rome. Georgia, toward the end of the 19th century. When she died in 1942, after many years of fund raising and teaching, she was buried on the campus of Berry College Berry College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Mount Berry, Georgia, USA, in Floyd County just north of Rome, Georgia. The institution emphasizes the importance of educating the whole person. , the fruit of her struggle against the odds. Dr. Leila Daughtry Denmark, who celebrated her 103rd birthday on February 1, 2001, was, at the time of her 100th birthday, the oldest practicing physician in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Her family practice is legendary in Georgia, where she has treated three generations of children. Lugenia Burns Hope Lugenia Burns Hope, née Burns (Feb 19, 1871, St. Louis, Missouri – Aug 14, 1947, Nashville, Tennessee) was a social reformer whose Neighborhood Union and other community service organizations improved the quality of life for blacks in Atlanta, Georgia, and served as a model , wife of John Hope, president of Morehouse College Morehouse College: see Atlanta Univ. Center. Morehouse College Private, historically black, men's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Ga. It was founded as the Augusta Institute, a seminary, in 1867 and renamed in 1913 in honour of Henry L. and the Atlanta University Alliance, had her own career as a social worker, organizer, and activist. Also included in this roster of female Georgian achievers are Juliet Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, Ma Rainey, the blues singer, Leila Ross Wilburn Leila Ross Wilburn was born in Macon, Georgia in 1885. Her family moved to Decatur, Georgia in the midst of the economic depression of 1895. She attended Agnes Scott College and took private lessons in architectural drafting. , a pioneer architect, Ellen Craft, a runaway slave and activist, and Lillian Smith, author and advocate for civil rights. This carefully researched book can provide useful enrichment reading. Patricia A. Moore, Brookline, MA |
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