Wild Women of Maryland: Grit & Gumption in the Free State

Synopsis

The Daring Women Of Maryland Made Their Mark On History As Spies, Would-be Queens And Fiery Suffragettes. Sarah Wilson Escaped Indentured Servitude In Frederick By Impersonating The Queen's Sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock Smuggled Letters For Top Confederate Officials. Baltimore Journalist Marguerite Harrison Sneaked Into Russia To Report Conditions There After World War I. From Famous Figures Like Harriet Tubman To Unsung Heroines Like Lady Law Violet Hill Whyte, Author Lauren R. Silberman Introduces Maryland's Most Tenacious And Adventurous Women. Pioneering Spirits : Maryland's Colonial Ladies -- Maryland's So-called Witches -- Wartime Women : Soldiers, Smugglers, Spymistresses -- Fighting For Freedom -- Change Agents -- Postmasters And Pencil Pushers : Redefining Women's Work -- Dangerous Dames -- Defying Expectations : Ladies Beyond Categorization. Lauren R. Silberman ; Foreword By Diana M. Bailey. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 137-140) And Index.