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Title
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Top 10 Women Who Changed Missouri
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Description
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Short biographical vignettes of ten women who influenced not only Missouri but the country, some the world. Women included are: Annie Turnbo Malone (1869-1957), one of first Black female millionaires; Susan Blow (1843-1916), creator of kindergartens; Gergy Cori (1896-1957), first woman to win a nobel prize in medicine; Helen Stephens (1918-1994), an Olympic gold medal winner; Annie White Baxter (1864-1944), first woman in the U.S. to ever be elected to the office of county clerk and 30 years before women received the right to vote; Jane Froman (1907-1980), overcame many obstacles to become one of the most beloved entertainers of her time; Edna Gellhorn (1878-1970), activist and civic leader; Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), author and literary legend; Nell Donnelly Reed (1889-1991), creator of stylish fashions for women; and Louise Stanley (1883-1954), mother of home economics.
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Date
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2012-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
