By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influence

The only book that recognizes the influence of women in the making of North Carolina, from prehistory through World War II. By recovering the diversity of women

"This first of two volumes on North Carolina women chronicles the influence and accomplishments of individual women from the pre-Revolutionary period through th

The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate th