The poignant and moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American doctor in U.S. history. On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree--becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history. She earned her degree thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman became the doctor to her tribe. Overnight, she acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. Her patients often were desperately poor and desperately sick--tuberculosis, small pox, measles, influenza--families scattered miles apart, whose last hope was a young woman who spoke their language and knew their customs. This is the story of an Indian woman who effectively became the chief of an entrenched patriarchal tribe, the story of a woman who crashed through thick walls of ethnic, racial and gender prejudice, then spent the rest of her life using a unique bicultural identity to improve the lot of her people--physically, emotionally, politically, and spiritually. Joe Starita's A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments. The author is donating all royalties from this book to a college scholarship fund he has established for Native American high school graduates.
Bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate one of the 21st Century's most puzzling disappearances and how it resulted in the murder of two children by their father.Every once in a great while a genuine murder mystery unfolds before the eyes of the American public. The tragic story of Susan Cox Powell and her sons, Charlie and Braden, is the only case that rivals the Jon Benet Ramsey saga in the annals of true crime. When the pretty, blonde Utah mother went missing in December of 2009 the media was swept up in the story - with lenses and microphones trained on Susan's husband, Josh. He said he had no idea what happened to Susan, and that he and the boys had been camping in the middle of a snowstorm. But where was he really? And, more importantly, where was Susan? Bombshell by bombshell, the story would reveal more shocking secrets and ultimately complete annihilation of the Powell family. Josh's father, Steve, who was sexually obsessed with Susan, would ultimately be convicted of unspeakable perversion. Josh's brother, Michael, would commit suicide minutes after being questioned by the FBI, and the State of Washington would later be held liable for its role in the most stunning event of them all - the murder of Charlie and Braden.
*Includes pictures. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "The true woman will not be exponent of another, or allow another to be such for her. She will be her own individual self... Stand or fall by her own individual wisdom and strength... She will proclaim the 'glad tidings of good news' to all women, that woman equally with man was made for her own individual happiness, to develop... every talent given to her by God, in the great work of life." - Susan B. Anthony A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. During the last 100 years, Susan B. Anthony has been one of the most venerated women in American history, but in the 80 years before that, she was one of the most hated women in American history. Anthony took note of her contemporaries' distaste for her but remained defiant, asserting, "I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less." Today, of course, every American is taught about their nation's most famous suffragist, who tirelessly advocated and lobbied for women to be granted the right to vote. Though it wouldn't become legal until 14 years after Anthony's death, Anthony took it upon herself to illegally vote in 1872, which initiated one of the late 19th century's most famous political court cases. Anthony was able to publicize women's plight and her cause even as she was subjected to a kangaroo court in which the judge ordered the jury to find her guilty, but she managed to embarrass authorities so much that they released her from jail instead of allowing her to appeal the conviction and continue to bring attention to her case. Though Anthony is best remembered today for working towards women's suffrage with other women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she was an active and progressive advocate for all of the leading human rights issues of her time. Anthony was an ardent abolitionist from day one, and she spent much of the first 40 years of her life championing the cause of African-Americans, even befriending men like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison along the way. She also championed "radical" ideas as 8 hour work days, minimum wage laws, and equal pay for women. American Legends: The Life of Susan B. Anthony chronicles the life of America's greatest human rights champion, examining her writings and her work across the political spectrum. Along with pictures, you will learn about Susan B. Anthony like you never have before, in no time at all.
After forty-five years of marriage, Susan and George Nichols plan to enter a peaceful life of retirement. A respected and influential couple, Susan once headed Trout Lake's Child Protective Services and George was a beloved mathematics professor at the local community college. Working together, the pair started a weekend and summer tutoring camp for children facing difficulties in school. But now Susan makes the horrifying discovery that George is a pedophile who molested their son Trey when he was a small boy. When Susan confronts her husband, he breaks down, crushed by his shame and regret-confessing Trey isn't his only victim. In a moment of clarity, Susan decides to give George what he wishes for: an end to his torment and the uncontrollable illness that lives inside him. But now she needs to make murder look like suicide, or, failing that, shift the blame from herself to an imaginary killer. Realizing what she's up against, and determined to be available to her son and help him emerge from his painful past, Susan hires the best criminal defense attorney in Trout Lake. The verdict of guilt or innocence falls on twelve jurors with access to the limited evidence presented in court. Will justice be served?
America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix TV show.Kristy's newest baby-sitting charge is Susan Felder, who goes away to a special school. Susan isn't like most kids. While she can play the piano and sing beautifully . . . she can't talk to anyone. Susan is autistic. She lives locked inside her own secret world.Kristy thinks it's unfair that Susan has to be sent off to school and is treated differently from everyone else. But Kristy's going to try to change that -- by showing everyone that Susan's a "regular" kid, too. And then maybe Kristy's new friend can stay in Stoneybrook for good.
When ten-year-old Cora and her family leave their home in Missouri, their hearts are filled with the hopes and dreams of a bright future gleaming with promise and opportunity. But the journey west by wagon train is harsh, and tragedy strikes swiftly and unexpectedly. Now Cora and her father must steel themselves for a different future from what they had carefully planned. How can they move forward when their hearts are broken? But move on they must, and Cora takes comfort in her new baby sister (named Susan after the black-eyed flowers). When Cora learns she and Susan are to be separated at the end of their journey, she looks to the past to help craft a link to their new lives.
"Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less." -Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution, a women's rights weekly (1868) The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony, including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries-A Story of the Evolution of the Status of Woman (in three volumes) by Ida Husted Harper, American author and suffragist, is the authoritative biography of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906). Anthony was an American women's rights campaigner, abolitionist, labor activist, and suffragist. She was strongly influenced by her Quaker upbringing and devoted to social equality.In 1872, Anthony presented an amendment to Congress giving women the right to vote. In 1920, this was ratified as the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, i.e. the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. One hundred years later, on August 18, 2020, President Trump pardoned Anthony, who had been arrested and fined $100 in 1872 for violating male-only voting laws.This biography is a must read for students of American social reform history and anyone interested in one of the most pivotal figures of America's women's suffrage movement.
