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Author Cohen, Hannah S

Title Remarkable Women of San Diego : Pioneers, Visionaries and Innovators
Published Mount Pleasant : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2016

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Description 1 online resource (124 pages)
Series American Heritage
American Heritage
Contents Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: 1850-1900 -- Mary Chase Walker Morse (1828-1899): San Diego's First Teacher -- Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885): Author and Indian Rights Advocate -- Lydia Knapp Horton (1843-1926): San Diego Public Library Supporter -- Flora Kimball (1829-1898): Feminist Writer and Community Activist -- Charlotte Baker (1855-1937): San Diego's First Female Physician -- Kate Sessions (1857-1940): Mother of Balboa Park -- Part 2: 1900-1950 -- Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932): Journalist and Philanthropist
Hazel Wood Waterman (1865-1946): Renowned Architect -- Belle Benchley (1882-1972): The Zoo Lady -- Althea Warren (1886-1958): City Librarian -- Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill (1878-1964): University of San Diego Founder -- Ruth Alexander (1905-1930): Record-Setting Aviatrix -- Luisa Moreno (1907-1992): Mexican American Civil Rights Leader -- Madge Bradley (1904-2000): San Diego's First Female Judge -- Part 3: 1950-2000 -- Florence Chadwick (1918-1976): Nautical Trailblazer -- Anita Figueredo (1916-2010): Trailblazing Surgeon -- Martha Longenecker (1920-2013): The Artisan
Equal Parts of Inspiration and Determination -- Joan Kroc (1928-2003): Cultural Bridge Builder -- Deborah Szekely (1922-present): Godmother of the Wellness Movement -- Anna Sandoval (1934-2010): First Female Sycuan Tribal Leader -- Bertha Pendleton (1933-present): First Black Superintendent in San Diego -- Jeanne McAlister (1932-present): Savior of Thousands -- Part 4: 2000-2015 -- Lynn Schenk (1945-present): Tireless Advocate for Justice and Equality -- Marye Anne Fox (1947-present): Chancellor and Renowned Scientist -- Shirley Weber (1948-present): Founder of Africana Studies at SDSU
Lenore Bohm (1954-present): Feminist Spiritual Leader -- Shelley Zimmerman (1960-present): The Zimmerman Code Enforcer -- Toni Atkins (1962-present): Appalachia to San Diego -- Bibliography -- About the Authors
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Subject Women -- California -- San Diego -- Biography
Women
California -- San Diego
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
Author Harris, Gloria G
ISBN 9781625857262
1625857268