Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Rogues and remarkable women volume 1
Language
English
Description
"When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious suicide, she lost everything: her newborn son, Lionel, her fortune—and her freedom. Falsely imprisoned, she risks her life to be near her child—until The Widow's Grace gets her hired as her own son's nanny. But working for his unsuspecting new guardian, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington, has perils of its own. Especially when Patience discovers...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"For adventurous Jamaican heiress Cecilia Thomas, marrying charming military lieutenant Lord Gantry to save him from danger—and herself from mercenary suitors—was a painful mistake. Instead of a passionate life together, she's stranded at his chilly Mayfair mansion with his unaccepting family. Worse, she finds he is actually a spy dedicated to duty over wedlock—and secrets over trust. So when she hears her sister has been driven to her death,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New Jersey's Remarkable Women features fourteen exceptional women born prior to 1900. Portraits include Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive across America; Hannah Silverman, a labor activist during the Paterson silk strikes who fought fearlessly for better working conditions; Abigail Goodwin, a gentle Quaker who bravely conducted many slaves to freedom from her home on the Underground Railroad; and Clara Maass, a nurse who gave her life...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
“Georgia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History” recognizes the women who helped to shape the Peach State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings.
Setting their own standards and following their passions, they continue to inspire new generations with their achievements. Meet Rebecca Latimer...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This book presents the compelling histories of fifteen pioneer women, all born before 1900, who traveled Nevada Territory in unstable wagons, on temperamental mules, and in early Motel Ts to leave a legacy of courage and celebration as they broke records, hearts, and rules while conquering uncharted ground.
Meet Ferminia Sarras, a Nicaraguan immigrant with four young daughters who arrived in Nevada in the early 1800s determined to seek her fortune...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Moving portraits of fourteen independent women who helped make Ohio what it is today. “Ohio's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History” profiles the lives of the state's most important historical figures, women from across Ohio, from many different backgrounds, and from various walks of life. With enduring strength and compassion, these remarkable women broke through social, cultural, and political barriers to...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Maine's Remarkable Women tells the stories of fifteen strong and determined women who broke through social, cultural, or political barriers. Through their passions for art, exploration, literature, politics, music, and nature, these women made contributions to society that still resonate today.
Meet Marguerite "Tante Blanche" Thibodeau Cyr, "The Mother of Madawaska," whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement;...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
How did Virginia become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? Virginia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who shaped the Old Dominion. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
Discover fifteen extraordinary women from Virginia's past, including Pocahontas, Martha Washington, Dolley...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
How did New York become the amazing state that it is today, you may wonder? “New York's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History” recognizes the women who shaped the Empire State. The lives of female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies.
Discover fourteen extraordinary women from New York's past, including suffragist Amelia Bloomer, abolitionist...
11) Taylor Swift
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of the teenage singer, from her early years in the country music industry to her rise to fame, awards and accolades, and her musical influences.
Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Main Library Alliance members might be available in other libraries across New Jersey. You can search JerseyCat and place a request for the item to be sent to your library.
If your library doesn't permit JerseyCat requests or the item can't be found, you can also contact your library for assistance.Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request