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Author MacPherson, Myra, author

Title The scarlet sisters : sex, suffrage, and scandal in the Gilded Age / Myra MacPherson

Publisher New York : Twelve, 2015
©2014

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 Maine State Lib. Stacks  OFFSITE B W891ma 2014    AVAILABLE  
 Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks  B.M3652Ms    AVAILABLE  
Edition First trade editon
Phys Descr xxx, 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
Note Previously published in hardcover in 2014
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-336) and index
Summary Describes the adventures of two sisters who tried to overcome the male-dominated social norms of the late nineteenth century and achieved a remarkable list of firsts, including the first woman-run brokerage house and the first woman to run for president
Subject Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927
Cook, Tennessee Claflin, Lady, 1845-1923
Feminists -- United States -- Biography
Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
Women stockbrokers -- United States -- Biography
Stockbrokers -- United States -- Biography
Alt Title Sex, suffrage, and scandal in the Gilded Age
OCLC # 883650274
ISBN # 0446570249
9780446570244