Bold Women In Michigan History

Author : Virginia Burns
Publisher : Mountain Press Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Women
ISBN : 087842525X

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Bold Women in Michigan History by Virginia Burns Pdf

It takes people of all kinds to shape a place. Abolitionists. Trade unionists. Artists. Scientists. Soldiers. Explorers. Traders. Crusaders. Senators. Designers. Michigan had all of these�and all of them, in this book at least, were women. Written for young adults, Bold Women in Michigan History tells the stories of thirteen extraordinary women. Long before the existence of high-tech weatherproof gear, Madame de Cadillac paddled a canoe across two great lakes to help her husband found Detroit. Magdelaine LaFramboise grew rich as a fur trader. Disguised as a man, Emma Edmonds fought for two years in the Civil War. Lucy Thurman, Waunetta Dominic, and Delia Villegas Vorhauer fought other battles�for rights and social justice for their families and communities. Myra Wolfgang, the �Battling Belle of Detroit,� picketed and struck. Sippie Wallace sang�and lived�the blues. And Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering labored over a vaccine that would save millions of lives. The DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) shot is still used today. Perfect for school, recreational reading, and the history shelf, Bold Women in Michigan History is a resource for kids and adults who like good stories about real people who made a difference

Author : Norma Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439662403

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Wild Women of Michigan by Norma Lewis Pdf

Wild Women of Michigan commemorates the women of this state who boldly left their marks. Countless Michiganian women performed extraordinary acts that challenged and improved the world. Madame Marie-Therese Cadillac served as the medicine woman in the frontier that became Detroit. Annie Taylor survived rolling over Niagara Falls in a barrel. After suffragist Anna Howard Shaw fought to vote, the state saw an influx of women running for office. In the 1970s, East Lansing's Patricia Beeman aided in efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Suellen Finatri showcased an extreme side of equestrian sports by riding more than four thousand miles from St. Ignace to Skagway, Alaska. And World War II army flight nurse Aleda Lutz evacuated more than 3,500 wounded soldiers and is still recognized as one of America's most decorated servicewomen. Author and historian Norma Lewis commemorates the women who boldly left their marks.

Author : Patricia Majher
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814344552

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Bold Boys in Michigan History by Patricia Majher Pdf

Bold Boys in Michigan History—a companion to Great Girls in Michigan History—explores the stories of twenty boys who did some amazing things before they turned twenty years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies about both highly acclaimed and lesser-known Michiganders, all of whom have led remarkable lives that will intrigue and inspire. This collection offers a diverse group that represents different cultures, time periods, and parts of the state. Woven into each chapter are life lessons that will encourage young readers to nurture their own passions and stand up for their beliefs. Some boys came from humble beginnings, including boxing champion Joe Louis, who used his athletic ability to raise his family out of poverty. Furtrapper Charles Langlade and Potawatomi chief Simon Pokagon fought hard to preserve their culture in a predominantly white world. Scientist Thomas Edison, Major League baseball player Jim Abbott, and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder excelled despite having physical disabilities. Some of the boys went on to become men who achieved great things in their chosen area of expertise. Success can come at any age, though, and can serve as motivation to those looking to be inspired. There are many books that celebrate great Michigan men, but very little has been written about accomplished young men. Bold Boys in Michigan History includes photographs, additional reading lists, and suggested places to visit around Michigan. Words that may be unfamiliar to some readers are highlighted in the text and defined in a glossary. Readers between the ages of 8 and 12 will love getting wrapped up in the stories of boys their own age who have lived extraordinary lives.

Author : Patricia Majher
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780814340745

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Great Girls in Michigan History by Patricia Majher Pdf

A deep-sea diver, a dancer, an activist, an aviator, a singer, and a soldier—Great Girls in Michigan History highlights some of the girls from Michigan’s past who did amazing things before they turned twenty years old. Author Patricia Majher presents easy-to-read mini-biographies of twenty girls with ties to Michigan, representing a variety of personal backgrounds and interests, locations across the state, and historical time periods. Majher introduces little-known stories, like those of female aviator Nancy Harkness (Love), pioneer Anna Howard Shaw, escaped slave Dorothy Butler, professional baseball player Marilyn Jenkins, union leader Myra Komaroff (Wolfgang), and Native American writer Jane Johnston (Schoolcraft). She also includes figures that many readers will recognize—including First Lady Betty Bloomer (Ford), jockey Julie Krone, Motown star Diana Ross, and tennis champion Serena Williams. Majher shows that while life wasn’t always easy for these girls, they were able to overcome any number of obstacles to achieve their goals. Great Girls in Michigan History includes a brief section on each girl’s life after the age of twenty and a glossary of selected vocabulary words at the end of the book. With its depictions of young women who have not typically been represented in history texts, this book will be inspirational reading for upper elementary school students (ages 8 to 12) and welcomed by Michigan schools, bookstores, and public libraries.

Author : Bryan Prince
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459737792

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Bryan Prince's Underground Railroad 2-Book Bundle by Bryan Prince Pdf

Award-winning author Bryan Prince portrays the experiences of slaves and former slaves in these compelling histories of the Underground Railroad and American Civil War. This special two-book collection includes: My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil War The stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces in the American Civil War. One More River to Cross Accused of the attempted murder of a plantation owner in Maryland during the early 1800s, Isaac Brown, a slave, survived harsh punishment, escaped, was recaptured, escaped again, and in the face of multiple challenges, ultimately made his way to freedom in Canada. This is his story.

Author : S. Wood
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512425130

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Vaccine Innovators Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering by S. Wood Pdf

Have you ever been vaccinated against a particular disease? As children, Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering both suffered from whooping cough, a life-threatening illness. As adults, they worked together to create a revolutionary vaccine that saved thousands of lives each year. Eldering and Kendrick worked in a Michigan lab at a time when whooping cough was spreading around the country. Determined to stop the illness, the pair tested bacteria late into the night. Soon their new vaccine was helping children across the country. But how did they get there? Find out how Eldering and Kendrick's passion for fixing a problem led them to create an important vaccine.

Author : Rosalie Riegle Troester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015063097490

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Historic Women of Michigan by Rosalie Riegle Troester Pdf

Author : Bryan Prince
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459705722

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My Brother's Keeper by Bryan Prince Pdf

The story of African Canadians who fled slavery in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces during the American Civil War. On New Year’s Eve in 1862, blacks from across British North America joined in spirit with their American fellows in silent vigils to await the enactment of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The terms declared that slaves who were held in the districts that were in rebellion would be free and that blacks would now be allowed to enlist in the Union Army and participate in the civil war that had then raged for more than a year and a half. African Canadians who had fled from the United States had not forgotten their past and eagerly sought to do their part in securing rights and liberty for all. Leaving behind their freedom in Canada, many enlisted in the Union cause. Most served as soldiers or sailors while others became recruiters, surgeons, or regimental chaplains. Entire black communities were deeply affected by this war that profoundly and irrevocably changed North American history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Michigan
ISBN : UOM:39015078279927

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Michigan History for Kids by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michigan Historical Commission,Michigan State Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Michigan
ISBN : UOM:39015005362333

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Michigan Historical Collections by Michigan Historical Commission,Michigan State Historical Society Pdf

Author : Partners Book Distributing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015071443116

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Great Lakes and Midwest Catalog by Partners Book Distributing Pdf

Author : Rachel Brett Harley,Betty MacDowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015026816382

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Michigan Women Firsts and Founders by Rachel Brett Harley,Betty MacDowell Pdf

Author : Nicholas Peter Georgiady,Louis G. Romano,Richard P. Klahn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Michigan
ISBN : OCLC:5854665

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Michigan Women by Nicholas Peter Georgiady,Louis G. Romano,Richard P. Klahn Pdf

Author : Sara Fitzgerald
Publisher : University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472037889

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Conquering Heroines by Sara Fitzgerald Pdf

In 1970, a group of women in Ann Arbor launched a crusade with an objective that seemed beyond reach at the time—force the University of Michigan to treat women the same as men. Sex discrimination was then rampant at U-M. The school’s admissions officials sought to maintain a ratio of 55:45 between male and female undergraduate entrants, turning away more qualified female applicants and arguing, among other things, that men needed help because they were less mature and posted lower grades. Women comprised less than seven percent of the University’s faculty members and their salaries trailed their male peers by substantial amounts. As one administrator put it when pressed about the disparity, “Men have better use for the extra money.” Galvanized by their shared experiences with sex discrimination, the Ann Arbor women organized a group called FOCUS on Equal Employment for Women, led by activist Jean Ledwith King. Working with Bernice Sandler of the Women’s Equity Action League, they developed a strategy to unleash the power of another powerful institution—the federal government—to demand change at U-M and, they hoped, across the world of higher education. Prompted by a complaint filed by FOCUS, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare soon documented egregious examples of discrimination in Michigan’s practices toward women and threatened to withhold millions of dollars in contracts unless the school adopted remedies. Among the hundreds of similar complaints filed against U.S. colleges in 1970–1971, the one brought by the Michigan women achieved the breakthrough that provided the historic template for settlements with other institutions. Drawing on oral histories from archives as well as new interviews with living participants, Conquering Heroines chronicles this pivotal period in the histories of the University of Michigan and the women’s movement. An incredible story of grassroots activism and courageous women, the book highlights the kind of relentless effort that has helped make inclusivity an ongoing goal at U-M.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015066180426

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf