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Texas Women
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Author : Elizabeth Hayes Turner
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2015
Texas Women written by Elizabeth Hayes Turner and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This is a collection of biographies and composite essays of Texas women, contextualized over the course of history to include subjects that reflect the enormous racial, class, and religious diversity of the state. Offering insights into the complex ways that Texas' position on the margins of the United States has shaped a particular kind of gendered experience there, the volume also demonstrates how the larger questions in United States women's history are answered or reconceived in the state. Beginning with Juliana Barr's essay, which asserts that 'women marked the lines of dominion among Spanish and Indian nations in Texas' and explodes the myth of Spanish domination in colonial Texas, the essays examine the ways that women were able to use their borderland status to stretch the boundaries of their own lives. Eric Walther demonstrates that the constant changing of governments in Texas (Spanish, Mexican, Texan, and U.S.) gave slaves the opportunities to resist their oppression because of the differences in the laws of slavery under Spanish or English or American law. Gabriela Gonzalez examines the activism of Jovita Idar on behalf of civil rights for Mexicans and Mexican Americans on both sides of the border. Renee Laegreid argues that female rodeo contestants employed a "unique regional interplay of masculine and feminine behaviors" to shape their identities as cowgirls"--
From Angels To Hellcats
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Author : Don Blevins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
From Angels To Hellcats written by Don Blevins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A gun-wielding madam, a brave young mother, a flame-haired card shark, a heroic slave girl, a sharp-shooting horse trader, an "angel" in black--these are some of the memorable women in From Angels to Hellcats, eight tales of adventure, crime, courage and
Texas Through Women S Eyes
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Author : Judith N. McArthur
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-09-01
Texas Through Women S Eyes written by Judith N. McArthur and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-01 with History categories.
"This is social history at its very best...The wide selection of firsthand accounts found in this text draw the reader in, and most are absolutely fascinating...This volume will make a significant contribution to the field of Texas women's history, and I predict it will be the one book to which scholars and the reading public turn for information on twentieth-century Texas women."-Elizabeth Hayes Turner, Professor of History, University of North Texas Texas Women broke barriers throughout the twentieth century, winning the right to vote, expanding their access to higher education, entering new professions, participating fully in civic and political life, and planning their families. Yet these major achievements have hardly been recognized in histories of twentieth-century Texas. By contrast, Texas Through Women's Eyes offers a fascinating overview of women's experiences and achievements in the twentieth century, with an inclusive focus on rural women, working-class women, and women of color. Judith N. McArthur and Harold L. Smith trace the history of Texas women through four eras. They discuss how women entered the public sphere to work for social reforms and the right to vote during the Progressive era (1900-1920); how they continued working for reform and social justice and for greater opportunities in education and the workforce during the Great Depression and World War II (1920-1945); how African American and Mexican American women fought for labor and civil rights while Anglo women laid the foundation for two-party politics during the postwar years (1945-1965); and how second-wave feminists (1965-2000) promoted diverse and sometimes competing goals, including passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, reproductive freedom, gender equity in sports, and the rise of the New Right and the Republican party. The authors take particular account of the interactions between genders and the hierarchies of race and ethnicity as they synthesize information from published histories with their own original research into women's lives. They also include a wealth of first-person accountsùwomen's letters, memoirs, and oral histories. This lively combination will appeal to a wide audience.
Women In Early Texas
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Author : Evelyn M. Carrington
language : en
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
Release Date : 1994
Women In Early Texas written by Evelyn M. Carrington and has been published by Texas State Historical Assn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Austin chapter of the American Association of University Women, in celebration of International Women'syear and the American Revolution Bicentennial, has complied biographies of fifty.
Women In Civil War Texas
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Author : Deborah M. Liles
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2016-10-15
Women In Civil War Texas written by Deborah M. Liles and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-15 with History categories.
Women in Civil War Texas is the first book dedicated to the unique experiences of Texas women during the Civil War. It fills the literary void in Texas women’s history during this time, connects Texas women’s lives to southern women’s history, and shares the diversity of experiences of women in Texas during the Civil War. An introductory essay situates the anthology within both Civil War and Texas women’s history. Contributors explore Texas women and their vocal support for secession and in support of a war, coping with their husbands’ wartime absences, the importance of letter-writing as a means of connecting families, and how pro-Union sentiment caused serious difficulties for women. They also analyze the effects of ethnicity, focusing on African American, German, and Tejana women’s experiences. Finally, two essays examine the problem of refugee women in east Texas and the dangers facing western frontier women. These essays develop the historical understanding of what it meant to be a Texas woman during the Civil War and also contribute to a deeper understanding of the complexity of the war and its effects.
A Love Letter To Texas Women
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Author : Sarah Bird
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2016-04-05
A Love Letter To Texas Women written by Sarah Bird and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-05 with Literary Collections categories.
What is it that distinguishes Texas women—the famous Yellow Rose and her descendants? Is it that combination of graciousness and grit that we revere in First Ladies Laura Bush and Lady Bird Johnson? The rapier-sharp wit that Ann Richards and Molly Ivins used to skewer the good ole boy establishment? The moral righteousness with which Barbara Jordan defended the US constitution? An unnatural fondness for Dr Pepper and queso? In her inimitable style, Sarah Bird pays tribute to the Texas Woman in all her glory and all her contradictions. She humorously recalls her own early bewildered attempts to understand Lone Star gals, from the big-haired, perfectly made-up ladies at the Hyde Park Beauty Salon to her intellectual, quinoa-eating roommates at Seneca House Co-op for Graduate Women. After decades of observing Texas women, Bird knows the species as few others do. A Love Letter to Texas Women is a must-have guide for newcomers to the state and the ideal gift to tell any Yellow Rose how special she is.
Texas Woman
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Author : Joan Johnston
language : en
Publisher: Dell
Release Date : 2003-09-30
Texas Woman written by Joan Johnston and has been published by Dell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-30 with Fiction categories.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Cowboy, The Texan, and The Loner weaves her seductive magic once again as she journeys back to the lawless frontier of Nineteenth-century Texas to bring us the story of two warring hearts and a seduction that began amid the fires of passion and treachery... Cruz Guerrero wanted Sloan Stewart from the first moment he laid eyes on the headstrong beauty. But Sloan, eldest daughter of a wealthy cotton planter, belonged to another man—until the day she came to him, a woman in trouble on the lawless frontier …and he made her an offer she could not refuse. Now he is ready to claim what is rightfully his—even as a long-ago betrayal threatens to tear her from his arms forever. Sloan swore never to be used by a man again. Only sheer desperation made her strike a bargain with the aristocratic nobleman. Now he has come to collect on the vow they made together, seducing her with tender words, determined to make her want him as he wants her. Caught in the bitter cross fire of a traitorous enemy and an embattled republic, a man bound by honor and a woman wounded by passion must dare to trust in a love that’s strong and wild and true…
Texas Women First
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Author : Sherrie S. McLeRoy
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-12
Texas Women First written by Sherrie S. McLeRoy and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-12 with History categories.
American history is teeming with unconventional, trailblazing Lone Star women with big, unprecedented achievements--outstanding, outrageous, outré women who know all about being "Texas Big" and being first. Texas's own Bessie Coleman was the first black person in the world to earn a pilot's license. Students and typists the world over breathed a sigh of relief when San Antonio-born Bette Nesmith Graham released Mistake Out, now known as Liquid Paper®. Way ahead of the curve, University of Texas graduate Aida Nydia Barrera saw the need for bilingual educational programming and in 1970 started Carrascolendas, the first television show of its kind in the country. In 1981, El Paso's Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court. Join author Sherrie McLeRoy for an introduction to the exceptional women of Lone Star history.
The Texas Women S Hall Of Fame
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Author : Sinclair Moreland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917
The Texas Women S Hall Of Fame written by Sinclair Moreland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with Halls of fame categories.
These biographical sketches of women from Texas focus on their trials and courage during times of war, and thereby glorify the self-sacrifice and suffering of womanhood.
Texas Woman
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Author : Joan Johnston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Texas Woman written by Joan Johnston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Man-woman relationships categories.
This Journey back to the lawless frontier of nineteenth-century Texas bring us the story of two warring hearts and a seduction that began amid the fires of passion and treachery...