Moving portraits of sixteen independent women who helped make Kentucky what it is today More than Petticoats: Remarkable Kentucky Women celebrates the women who shaped the Bluegrass State. With enduring strength and compassion, these remarkable women broke through social, cultural, or political barriers to make contributions to society that still have an impact today. Read about:Catherine Spalding, the founder of a Catholic religious order and a prominent social workerJulia Marcum, a soldier who fought alongside her brethren in the Civil WarCaptain Mary Garretson Miller, the first woman to earn a riverboat pilot's licenseLaura Clay, the first woman to earn the Democratic Party's nomination for U.S. president Each of these women demonstrated an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this captivating collection of biographies.
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Jane Coombs
Catherine Spalding
Margaret Garner
Julia Marcum
E. Belle Mitchell
Captain Mary Garretson Miller Enid Yandell
Patty S. Hill
Sophonisba Breckinridge
Laura Clay
Mary Breckinridge
Aunt Molly Jackson
Laura Miller Derry
Alice Allison Dunnigan
