Contents
PREFACE
ARIZONA
Women of Early Arizona—Nellie von Gerichten Smith .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Arizona Women—C. Louise Boehringer .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Making of the Arizona Flag—Mattie L. Williams .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Woman's Supreme Achievement—Rev. Nona L. Brooks .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Biographies of Arizona Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
CALIFORNIA
The Pioneer Women of California—Mariana Bertola, M. D. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Jane Lathrop Stanford—Jessie Knight Jordan .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 The Women of the West—Minna McGauley .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Activities of the University Women of California—Mrs. Harry Kluegel .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 In the Field of Service—Dr. Maud Wilde .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Biographies of California Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
COLORADO
Chipeta—Lilian White Spencer .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101 Mesa Verde National Park—Virginia Donaghé McClurg .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 103 Women in Music—Catherine E. Van Valkenburg .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104 Biographies of Colorado Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
IDAHO
Pioneer Women of Idaho—Irene Welch Grissom .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 113 Women Educators of Idaho—Lilian White Spencer .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 115 Idaho is Interested in a Fort Hall Monument—Dr. Minnie F. Howard .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 117 Biographies of Idaho Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
MONTANA
Women of Montana—Sophia Holmes Adams .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 129 Women of Montana—Mary Brennan Clapp .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 130 Women of Montana—Mrs. A.J. Buchen .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 130 Biographies of Montana Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 131
NEVADA
Women of Nevada Interested in Politics—Felice Cohn .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 135 Western Women in Government—Reah Whitehead .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 136 Biographies of Nevada Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
NEW MEXICO
Women of New Mexico—Maud Hancock Prichard .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 143 Woman Suffrage and Jury Service in New Mexico—Jennie Fortune .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 146 Biographies of New Mexico Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
OREGON
Pioneer Women of Oregon—Anne Shannon Monroe .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151 Women of Oregon—Marian Miller (Edith Knight Hill) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 152 Pioneer Women of the West—Sheba Hargreaves .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 153 The Last Frontier—Lois Randolph .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 155 Biographies of Oregon Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 156
UTAH
The Pioneer Women of Utah—Amy Brown Lyman .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 167 Art in Utah in Pioneer Days—Alice Louise Reynolds .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 170 Biographies of Utah Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
WASHINGTON
Women of Washington—Mary J. Elmendorf .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 181 Activities of Washington Women—Helen Norton Stevenson .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 182 Women and the Winning of the Northwest—Mrs. James S. McKee .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 184 Biographies of Washington Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 187
WYOMING
Women of Wyoming—Cora M. Beach .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 207 Politician or Diplomatist?—Grace Raymond Hebard .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 209 The Women of Tacoma—Alice D. Engley Beek .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 210 The Western Woman—Her Opportunity—Aurelia Henry Reinhardt .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 212 Biographies of Wyoming Women .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 213
ILLUSTRATIONS
Eminent Women of Arizona .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Eminent Women of California .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Eminent Women of Colorado .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101 Eminent Women of Idaho and Montana .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 113 Eminent Women of the West .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 129 Eminent Women of Nevada and California .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 135 Eminent Women of New Mexico .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 143 Eminent Women of Oregon .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151 Eminent Women of Utah and Wyoming .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 167 Eminent Women of Washington .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 181