Bold Women in Texas History

by Don Blevins

Overview

Within these pages are tales of fearless femmes who dared to dream and resolved to take action. In Bold Women in Texas History we meet eleven Lone Star women, including Mollie Kirkland Bailey, circus owner and mother of nine, who served in the Civil War as both a nurse and a spy; “Brave Bessie” Coleman, who traveled to France to get the pilot’s license that, because of her sex and her race, she was not allowed to earn in her home country; and Mildred “Babe” Zaharias, one of the greatest female athletes of all time.

From artists to athletes, cattle queens to Congresswomen, these eleven heroines helped make Texas what it is today. Overcoming pressure and prejudice, they pushed through to carve their won paths and achieve their personal dreams. Perfect for school or home, these collections of short but informative biographies are both a valuable resource and an entertaining read. For readers young and old, the Bold Women series proves what women can accomplish when they dare to be bold.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878426584
Publisher:	Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/15/2016
Series:	Bold Women in History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	148
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Don Blevins, a native of Tennessee, retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1972 after twenty-one years of service and moved to San Marcos, Texas, where he took up a pen. His articles have been published in more than fifty regional, travel, and special-interest periodicals, and he is the author of five previous books, including From Angels to Hellcats: Legendary Texas Women, 1836 to 1880 (Mountain Press Publishing, 2001).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
1. Francita Alavez: "Angel of Goliad"  5
2. Elisabet Ney: She Brought Art to Texas 17
3. Elizabeth Johnson Williams: "Cattle Queen of Texas" 27
4. Mollie Kirkland Bailey:
Circus Owner, Nurse, Mother, and Spy  35
5. Clara Driscoll: "Savior of the Alamo" 47
6. Minnie Fisher Cunningham: "Minnie Fish" 59
7. Jovita Idar: "Heroine of La Raza" 67
8. Bessie Coleman: "Brave Bessie" 75
9. Oveta Culp Hobby: She Did It All 85
10. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: "Babe" of Beaumont 99
11. Barbara Jordan: "Voice of God" 111
Sources 119
Index 129