The Book Company: New Products - Women

North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry (The Flying Cashier)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 17:31:50 +0000

Viola Gentry of Rockingham County, North Carolina, learned to fly in 1924 and quickly achieved greater heights. In 1925, the aviatrix took her first solo flight. The following year, she flew under the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and in 1928, she established the first officially recorded women’..

Price: $19.99

Remarkable Women of Clinton County

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 17:21:30 +0000

Clinton county owes a lot to its daring and tenacious women. Helena Augustine established the county’s first kindergarten in Plattsburgh. The ever-versatile Alice Trainer Miner founded her museum in Chazy. For decades, Hettie Grant was a familiar voice to the residents of Saranac where she worked ..

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Women of the Revolution (Bravery and Sacrifice on the Southern Battlefields)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:08:31 +0000

Each of the Southern Revolutionary battlefields holds the history of soldiers and legends of women. From the wooded slopes of Kings Mountain to the fields of Cowpens, to the lesser-known sites like Fishing Creek and Hanging Rock, author Robert M. Dunkerly uncovers the stories and legends surroundi..

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Women of the Catskills (Stories of Struggle, Sacrifice & Hope)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:08:26 +0000

Hailing from the home of industrious, strong and creative individuals, the women of the Catskills have embodied this rugged spirit best. Though often overlooked in Catskill Mountain history, their stories are inspiring, like that of Candace Wheeler, who used her rural upbringing to achieve persona..

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Women in Long Island's Past (A History of Eminent Ladies and Everyday Lives)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:08:16 +0000

Women have been part of Long Island's past for thousands of years but are nearly invisible in the records and history books. From pioneering doctors to dazzling aviatrixes, author Natalie A. Naylor brings these larger-than-life but little-known heroines out of the lost pages of island history. Ann..

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Great Female Artists of Detroit

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:56:50 +0000

With a fresh perspective and rare images from twelve of Detroit’s finest artists, gain a new appreciation for the city’s art legacy. See the romantic flourish of Patricia Hill Burnett’s mayoral portraits, Niagara’s biting pen-and-ink social commentary and the monumental works of Gilda Snowden that..

Price: $21.99

Remarkable Oregon Women (Revolutionaries & Visionaries)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:31:12 +0000

Price: $21.99

Dr. Annie Dove Denmark (South Carolina's First Female College President)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 11:12:07 +0000

A woman ahead of her time, the remarkable Dr. Annie Dove Denmark dedicated her life to higher education and the youth of her day. As the first female college president of both Anderson College and in the state of South Carolina, Dr. Denmark faced many challenges in keeping the school open and thri..

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Remarkable Women in New York State History

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 09:35:25 +0000

The significant events in New York State history are well known to educators, students and New Yorkers alike. But often, the role that women played in these events has been overlooked. In this book, members of the American Association of University Women in New York State have meticulously researc..

Price: $24.99

The Lepine Girls of Mud City (Embracing Vermont)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 06:21:41 +0000

The Lepines’ story began in Quebec, from where Maurice and Imelda immigrated to Vermont during the Great Depression. The family farmed, lived off the rich Vermont landscape and instilled a love for it in their daughters, Gert, Jeanette and Therese. As adults, “the Girls” taught school, traveled th..

Price: $19.99