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Iron women : the ladies who helped build the railroad / Chris Enss.

Enss, Chris, 1961- (author.).

Summary:

"A history of the contributions women made to the building of the US railroad system"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781493037759
  • ISBN: 1493037757
  • Physical Description: xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut ; TwoDot, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The telegraphers -- Sarah Kidder: The railroad president -- Helen Hunt Jackson: The poet's railroad tour -- Laura Bullion: The Wild Bunch train robber -- Lillie Langtry: The Jersey Lily and the LaLee -- Mary Pennington: The creator of the modern refrigerator boxcar -- Miriam Leslie: The journalist riding the rails -- Women vs. the Railroad: The fight for fairness on the rails -- Olive Dennis: The railroad civil engineer -- Phoebe Snow: The railroad pinup girl -- Julia Bulette: The Madam honored by the railroad -- Mary Colter: The Harvey House architect -- Mary Louise Lawser: The Santa Fe railroad muralist -- The Harvey girls: The railroad's hospitality ambassadors -- The Business and Professional Women's Club.
Subject:
Railroads > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > United States > History > 19th century.
Women.
Womyn.

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