Rebel Women of the West Coast: Their Triumphs, Tragedies and Lasting Legacies (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

Rich Mole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926613287 ISBN 13: 9781926613284

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Here are the stories of singularly courageous West Coast women-driven, obsessed, sometimes desperate people whose nonconformist beliefs and actions made them rebels in society's eyes. Many faced hardship and ridicule as they pursued their goals. In these vivid biographies, Rich Mole chronicles the lives of some of the most celebrated and controversial women in BC, Washington and Oregon, including:pioneer Catherine Schubert, who faced danger and starvation on her heroic journey west;ballot-box rebel Abigail Scott Duniway, who endured poverty and scathing criticism during her fight for women's suffrage; Irene "Bonnie" Baird, who disguised herself as a Depression-era striker to write an expos? of their ordeals; complex and contradictory doctor Bethenia Owens-Adams, who broke gender barriers yet is also remembered for a more tragic legacy. By demanding equality and respect in lecture halls, shipyards, government assemblies and operating theaters, these women helped shape the society we live in today.

About this title

About the Author:

Author and freelance journalist Rich Mole has also been a broadcaster, communications consultant and the president of a Vancouver Island advertising agency. A lifelong fascination with history fuels his desire to write about the events and people of Canada's past. Rich is the author of numerous Klondike books, hockey histories and other non-fiction titles.

Review:

Highly readable stories --Dave Obee, the Times Colonist

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1926613287
• ISBN 13: 9781926613284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144