Throughout Californias history; remarkable women have been at the core of change and innovation. In this unparalleled collection; Gloria Harris and Hannah Cohen relate the stories of forty women whose struggles and achievements have paved the way for generations. These women were strong and determined; overcoming prejudice; skepticism and injustice. Visionary architect Julia Morgan designed Hearst Castle; Dolores Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers; Donaldina Cameron; the angry angel of Chinatown; rescued brothel workers; and silent film actress Mary Pickford helped form United Artists Pictures. From fearless pioneers and determined reformers to professionals from every walk of life; Harris and Cohen chronicle the triumphs and disappointments of diverse women who dared to take risks and break down barriers.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Individual Farmers Impacted by Views Created from Photography from Airplanes.By Elinor MThis book was very enlightening to me on several levels. First; it tied together the organization for private ownership of land (read farms) from the earliest days of the Republic to the present day. (Yes; there was a Jeffersonian philosophy for creating individual farms moving east to west). It also outlined the impact of the organization of land on the farming community in Iowa and other prairie states. How then Depression Era programs moved individual; highly independent farmers to view their farms as a part of a larger whole and not in isolation. The farmers then planned the utilization of their land in a more coordinated and creative fashion. And; how this new construct came about due to overhead photography from a relatively new invention; airplanes. I enjoyed the book and my knowledge broadened. I recommend this book to anyone curious how early technology had an impact on farms in the west.
