More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Jersey Women features 12 exceptional women born prior to 1900. Portraits include Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across America; Hannah Silverman, a labor activist during the Paterson silk strikes who fought fearlessly for better working conditions; Abigail Goodwin, a gentle Quaker who bravely conducted many slaves to freedom from her home on the Underground Railroad; and Clara Maass, a nurse who gave her life to stop the scourge of yellow fever. Each woman in this book made lasting contributions to society and embodied a fierce determination and independent spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Jersey Women examines the lives of twelve strong and determined women, all of whom broke through social, cultural, and political barriers to advance women's roles in the arts, on the battlefield, and in the pulpit. These pioneers fought against social norms and prejudices, making contributions to society that still have an impact today. Meet Molly Pitcher, who stepped in during the heat of battle to replace her fallen husband in the Battle of Monmouth; Antoinette Brown Blackwell, America's first ordained woman minister and campaigner for women's rights; Jessie Redmon Fauset, who nurtured the Harlem Renaissance movement as a writer, editor of The Crisis, and supporter of African-American literature; and Alice Stokes Paul, who devoted herself to the fight for women's rights and wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Each of these women embodied a remarkable determination and an independent spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their exciting lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies. Lynn Wenzel's articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times, Newsday , and Ms . She was a contributing writer to the anthology Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women and is a nationally syndicated feature writer on antiques and collectibles. For many years, she was managing editor of New Directions for Women , an international feminist news magazine. She lives in the historic Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California, with her husband, Jeff. Carol J. Binkowski is the author of Musical New York: An Informal Guide to Its History and Legends and a Walking Tour of Its Sites and Landmarks and articles that have appeared in Clavier, New York Daily News, The Optimist, The Instrumentalist , and other publications. She is a reviewer for Library Journal . A pianist and as a staff organist at the Church Center for the United Nations, she has performed and lectured throughout the New Jersey Public Library System, as well as at such historic landmarks as South Street Seaport in New York City. Carol lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey, with her husband, Richard, and daughter, Daria. Used Book in Good Condition