Springfield News-Leader, 11:00 PM, Sep. 18, 2011, by Claudette Riley Historical marker will remember care of Civil War orphans. The orphaned children of Civil War soldiers were fed, loved and looked after in a series of Springfield homes operated by Mary Whitney Phelps. This month, the Civil War Orphans' Home historical marker -- honoring Phelps'… Continue reading Woman receives honor for orphanages
The Mysterious Tale of Patience Worth
by Jean Schiffman San Francisco Arts Monthly September 2011 Vol. 21 No. 3 Seances were held; novels, poems, short stories and plays were published, all of which were supposedly dictated by the garrulous Patience, a 17th-century English immigrant to America. (No proof was ever found that such a person existed.) Pearl and her husband, John… Continue reading The Mysterious Tale of Patience Worth
Laura Ingalls Wilder
If you were in elementary school in the past thirty years, chances are you read about Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her Little House books have impacted thousands of kids - the easy to read stories sweep readers away to Laura's childhood as a pioneer on the frontier. She wrote the books in Mansfield, Missouri. Laura came to Missouri… Continue reading Laura Ingalls Wilder
Women’s History Tour Tomorrow!
Boone family women are focus on tour at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site June 4 Volume 39-162 (For Immediate Release) For more information: 573-751-1010 JEFFERSON CITY, MO. MAY 24, 2011 -- Learn about the women of the Boone family during a special guided tour at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove… Continue reading Women’s History Tour Tomorrow!
Book Review – Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend
by James D. McLaird, University of Oklahoma Press, 2005 Most biographies of well-known figures tend to fall into two categories: those that build their subject up, and those that tear them down. That makes it all the more refreshing to read a book like James D. McLaird’s Calamity Jane, which simply looks on in fascination… Continue reading Book Review – Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend
Olive Boone
"I was married on the 26th of September, 1799. On the first of October, without any company but my husband, I started to Missouri, or Upper Louisiana. We had two ponies and our packhorse. [We arrived] in St. Louis the last of October. We went to St. Charles County and located about twenty miles above St.… Continue reading Olive Boone
Women’s History Month
It's that time of year again! There are so many great Women's History Month activities-- reading the 19th amendment aloud in front of a crackling fire, going to the mall to sit on Susan B. Anthony's lap-- that it's easy to get overwhelmed. It's important to remember the true purpose of the season: coming out to support your local… Continue reading Women’s History Month
Pioneering Missouri Women — March 12
The Missouri Women's History Blog is partnering with the Missouri State Museum to host a "Pioneering Missouri Women" tour of the State Capitol March 12 at 1:30 p.m. The program will be presented by Greta Russell, editor at missouriwomen.org, and is recognition of Women's History Month. The tour will focus on Missouri women as pioneers in culture, education, and… Continue reading Pioneering Missouri Women — March 12
Clara Stover
This Valentine’s Day, the odds are good that you’ll succumb to the temptations of a Missouri Woman. And they’ll probably be in a heart-shaped box. Starting from next to nothing, chocolate queen Clara Stover went on to redefine how the world says “I love you”. She was born Clara Lewis, in rural Iowa in 1882. … Continue reading Clara Stover
Calamity Jane
Martha Canary never set out to become a legend. But when you're a boastful, fun-loving drunk, things... just sort of happen. Canary, better known as Calamity Jane, is another Missouri woman whose fictional life overshadowed her real adventures. She never served as an army scout, never fought Indians, and never rescued any stagecoaches. What she did do was hold… Continue reading Calamity Jane
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