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From Sacajawea
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Sojourner Truth:

A Travel Guide to Landmarks of Women's History in the United States
 

by Kiriyo Spooner

Sojourner Truth

 
Why would anyone want to visit the places where women made history?

Author Sarah Orne Jewett gave the best answer to this question when she visited the home of Charlotte and Emily Bronte on the edge of the Yorkshire moors: 
"Nothing you ever read about them can make you know them until you go there. Never mind people who tell you there is nothing to see in the place where people lived who interest you. You always find something of what made them the souls they were, and, at any rate, you see their sky and their earth."

Although official American history often gives little attention to women, America 
has lots of interesting places to visit where women made history. Explorers, educators, saloon keepers, reformers, suffragists, health care workers, scientists, outlaws and wild women all contributed to making America what it is today, and the places where they lived and worked offer a fascinating itinerary for adventurous travelers.

My book is a travel guide to such places, and this web site introduces the book.


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NOTICE: This website is part of a work protected by copyright, and the title "From Sacajawea to Sojourner Truth" is copyrighted. This material is being published in book form, and while some information may be in the public domain, my compilation is unique. You are welcome to quote, cite, or use any of these resources, but you must credit me as the source of the information.  ©1997, 2001 Kiriyo Spooner


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