Women Trailblazers of California
Pioneers to the Present
Gloria G Harris ; Hannah S. Cohen
- In
- a
- series
- of
- biographical
- profiles,
- this
- volume
- celebrates
- the
- lives
- and
- achievements
- of
- women
- who
- made
- history
- in
- the
- Golden
- State.Throughout
- California’s
- history,
- remarkable
- women
- have
- been
- at
- the
- core
- of
- change
- and
- innovation.
- In
- this
- fascinating
- volume,
- Gloria
- Harris
- and
- Hannah
- Cohen
- relate
- the
- stories
- of
- forty
- women
- whose
- struggles
- and
- achievements
- have
- paved
- the
- way
- for
- generations.
- Coming
- from
- all
- walks
- of
- life
- and
- entering
- a
- variety
- of
- fields—from
- activism
- and
- conservation
- to
- science,
- medicine,
- entertainment,
- and
- more—these
- women
- overcame
- prejudice,
- skepticism
- and
- injustice
- to
- prove
- that
- women
- can
- do
- anything.Visionary
- architect
- Julia
- Morgan
- designed
- Hearst
- Castle;
- Dolores
- Huerta
- co-founded
- United
- Farm
- Workers;
- Donaldina
- Cameron,
- the
- angry
- angel
- of
- Chinatown,
- rescued
- brothel
- workers;
- and
- silent
- film
- actress
- Mary
- Pickford
- helped
- form
- United
- Artists
- Pictures.
- From
- fearless
- pioneers
- to
- determined
- reformers,
- Harris
- and
- Cohen
- chronicle
- the
- triumphs
- and
- disappointments
- of
- diverse
- women
- who
- dared
- to
- take
- risks
- and
- break
- down barriers.
