Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History

These are the Texas Dames, women who sallied forth to run sprawling ranches, build towns, helm major banks and shape Lone Star history. These "Dames" broke gender and racial barriers in every facet of life. Some led the way as heroines, while others slid headlong into notoriety, but nearly all exhibited similar strands of courage and determination to wrest a country, a state and a region from the wilds. From Angelina of the Hasinai, interpreter for the Spanish, and sharpshooter Sally Scull to Dr. Claudia Potter, America's first female anesthesiologist, and Birdie Harwood, first female mayor in the United States, historian Carmen Goldthwaite has been profiling Texas women and their accomplishments in her popular "Texas Dames" column. Here are their stories, from early Tejas to the twentieth century.

Author: Carmen Goldthwaite

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Publication Date: Oct 02, 2012

Number of Pages: 162 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1540207692

ISBN-13: 9781540207692