Alice Curtice Moyer Wing wanted equal voting rights for women. She traveled the Missouri Ozarks with her horse La Belle in the 1910s, talking to people about voting rights. Her experiences were chronicled in a series of articles published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1916-1919. Missouriwomen.org is featuring Moyer Wing’s articles as we commemorate the 100th… Continue reading When Emmie Caught the Wild Fox in the Ozarks by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
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The Ozark Statesman, Who Thinks Women Can be “Jollied” Out of the Vote by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
Alice Curtice Moyer Wing wanted equal voting rights for women. She traveled the Missouri Ozarks with her horse La Belle in the 1910s, talking to people about voting rights. Her experiences were chronicled in a series of articles published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1916-1919. Missouriwomen.org is featuring Moyer Wing’s articles as we commemorate the 100th… Continue reading The Ozark Statesman, Who Thinks Women Can be “Jollied” Out of the Vote by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
‘Uncle Josh’ and His Ozark Neighbors Their View on Suffrage ‘Fer’ and ‘Agin’ by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
Alice Curtice Moyer Wing wanted equal voting rights for women. She traveled the Missouri Ozarks with her horse La Belle in the 1910s, talking to people about voting rights. Her experiences were chronicled in a series of articles published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1916-1919. Missouriwomen.org is featuring Moyer Wing’s articles as we commemorate the 100th… Continue reading ‘Uncle Josh’ and His Ozark Neighbors Their View on Suffrage ‘Fer’ and ‘Agin’ by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
A “Black Day” in the Campaign for Suffrage in the Ozarks by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
Alice Curtice Moyer Wing wanted equal voting rights for women. She traveled the Missouri Ozarks with her horse La Belle in the 1910s, talking to people about voting rights. Her experiences were chronicled in a series of articles published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1916-1919. Missouriwomen.org is featuring Moyer Wing’s articles as we commemorate the 100th… Continue reading A “Black Day” in the Campaign for Suffrage in the Ozarks by Alice Curtice Moyer Wing
Janey and Pansy, Ozark Suffrage Agents by Alice Curtice Moyer-Wing
Alice Curtice Moyer Wing wanted equal voting rights for women. She traveled the Missouri Ozarks with her horse La Belle in the 1910s, talking to people about voting rights. Her experiences were chronicled in a series of articles published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1916-1919. Missouriwomen.org is featuring Moyer Wing's articles as we commemorate the 100th… Continue reading Janey and Pansy, Ozark Suffrage Agents by Alice Curtice Moyer-Wing
Kate Brewington Bennett
Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis is like the Hollywood Walk of Fame for history nerds. The list of notable people buried there is so long that the walking brochure can only spare room for a few words about each one. My friend and I went exploring the cemetery last summer, following the brochure from the… Continue reading Kate Brewington Bennett
Olive Boone: Frontier Woman
It might have been her marriage to Nathan Boone that got her on the list, but her spunk and tenacity will keep you reading. Check out Olive Boone's story of pioneering in Missouri as a part of Truman State University Press's Notable Missourian's series for kids in grades 4-6. Preview the book here. And order your copy here. Other… Continue reading Olive Boone: Frontier Woman
Rediscovering the women at Missouri’s First State Capitol
Research has shown that women in history are nonexistent to elementary age boys and represent just a glimmer in the minds of girls. So, it's an awesome thing when historic site interpreters and managers continue to evaluate and question the message they give to visitors about the people who inhabited their site. Because of their… Continue reading Rediscovering the women at Missouri’s First State Capitol
Putting the History back in Women’s History Month
KDHX contacted me in February with an idea: To feature women in history with short 1 minute biographies, aired during Women's History Month. They wanted to honor women from Missouri and Illinois because, being in St. Louis, their listening area covered both states. I was asked if I was interested in writing a few brief… Continue reading Putting the History back in Women’s History Month
Bustable Women
The Hall of Famous Missourians has been in the news recently, igniting debate over who should be honored in our state capitol. Here at Missouri Women, we like to imagine a fantasy Hall of Famous Missourians. One that would include a few more women. Like these ladies: Virginia Minor Maya Angelou Edna Gellhorn Fannie Hurst… Continue reading Bustable Women
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