Hardship and hope : Missouri women writing about their lives, 1820-1920 /

Provides the journal entries, diaries, memoirs, and letters of over twenty women living in Missouri from the years 1820 to 1920. Also includes a brief history and background of each woman and her work.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Waal, Carla, 1933-, Korner, Barbara Oliver, 1950-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©1997.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=46717
Table of Contents:
  • Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
  • Susan B. Vanarsdale
  • Frances Gates Willis
  • Martha J. Wood
  • Virginia Fackler Creel
  • Elvira Ascenith Weir Scott
  • Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley
  • Phoebe Wilson Couzins
  • Marie Watkins Oliver
  • Henriette Geisberg Bruns
  • Margaret Gilmore Kelso
  • Genevieve Bennett Clark
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Kate Chopin
  • Carry A. Nation
  • Emma J. Ray
  • Margaret Nelson Stephens
  • Marian Wright Powers
  • Elizabeth Flora Anna Dierssen
  • Mary Margaret Ellis
  • Fannie Hurst
  • Mary Ezit Bulkley.