Table of Contents

(1) Introduction (2) Anna Warner Bailey (3) Julia Evalina Smith and Abby Haddassah Smith (4) Prudence Crandall (5) Harriet Beecher Stowe (6) Caroline Maria Hewins (7) Martha Minerva Franklin (8) Mary Jobe Akeley (9) Katharine Houghton Hepburn (10) Sophie Tucker (11) Margaret Fogarty Rudkin (12) Eva Lutz Butler (13) Gladys Tantaquidgeon

About the Author

Antonia Petrash was born and raised in New York and enjoys a deep and abiding interest in the history of the area, especially the history of its extraordinary women. In addition to her writing career, she works as a librarian and archivist and manages a small local history collection on Long Island. She is also the author of Globe Pequot's More than Petticoats: Remarkable New York Women.