Among the fear-less femmes we meet are Mary Antisarlook, the Reindeer Queen of Sinrock Elizabeth Peratrovich, an early crusader for Native Alaskan civil rights and Thelma Buchholdt, the first female Filipino American to serve in the Alaska legislature.Perfect for school or home, this collection of short but informative biographies is both a valuable resource and an entertaining read.",
The fourth in Mountain Press�s state-by-state series for teen readers, Bold Women in Alaska History reveals the feminine side of our northernmost state�s storied past. "item_description" : "From Natalia Shelikhova, unofficially the first woman governor of Russian Alaska, to the pioneer Iditarod racer Mary Shields, the eleven women portrayed in this engaging book were indeed bold�breaking down barriers of sexism, racism, and political opposition to emerge as heroines of their time. She never admits defeat, however, and ultimately embodies the ideal of a true American hero."item_title" : "Bold Women in Alaska History", Her four successive husbands are unequal to the task of truly loving a woman of such wealth and power. Marjorie’s love life is as enthralling as it is heartbreaking. Pataki manages to make every chapter in this long and complicated life fascinating. Finally, when she dies, she leaves most of her treasures to the public for their enjoyment. In the Great Depression, she becomes known as “Lady Bountiful” for the canteens she establishes to give out free food and clothing. During the Great War, she founds a hospital for soldiers in France. Marjorie enjoys her money, creating monumental estates such as Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach and Hillwood Home in D.C., but she also believes that with great wealth comes great responsibility.
His daughter, Marjorie, learns valuable life lessons from her father, and when he dies while she is still a young woman, she uses those lessons to further enrich herself but also to enrich the lives of others. manages to regain his health in Battle Creek, but he also discovers a source of wealth in the idea of a tasty, grain-based breakfast. Bold women in Alaska history by Marjorie Cochrane, 2014, Mountain Press Publishing Company edition, in English. Post and his family travel to Battle Creek, Michigan, to find a cure at Dr. The book begins at the turn of the century when a sickly C. If you want to know more about the 20th century, it’s all here, from the founding of the Post Cereal Company to the Presidency of Lyndon Johnson, and if you want to be inspired by a brilliant, generous, and powerful woman, then Marjorie Post will fill the bill.
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