Our unique history is shaped by the stories from the myriad individuals who influenced the politics, economy, and culture of Texas. Among these individuals are countless women who fought for gender equality and shattered glass ceilings, creating new opportunities for those who followed. Texas women make Texas history, and as a result of their contributions in the past, the foundation for the future is much stronger.

To ensure that these women receive proper recognition, TSHA has embarked on a multi-year effort to share their stories in our eBook series, Women Across Texas History. In this FREE eBook, you will read more about:

• Jessie Ames, a progressive leader and founder of both the League of Women Voters and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching.

• Georgia O’Keeffe, the influential modernist painter who taught in West Texas

• Jovita González de Mireles, a teacher, folklorist, and writer who was one of the first Texan Mexicans to obtain a master’s degree and work as a and the first female and Mexican to be president of the Texas Folklore Society.

• Lulu Belle Madison White, a teacher and civil rights activist who was a vanguard in the effort to eliminate the white primary in Texas, integrate the University of Texas, and enforce equal salaries for black and white teachers.

Table of Contents

1. Lillian B. Horace
2. Elizabeth Herndon Potter
3. Minnie Fisher Cunningham
4. Christia V. Daniels Adair
5. Jessie Harriet Daniel Ames
6. Annie Webb Blanton
7. Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker
8. Jane Legette Yelvington McCallum
9. Sara Isadore Sutherland Callaway
10. Jovita Idár
11. Clara Driscoll
12. Adina Emilia de Zavala
13. Drusilla Elizabeth Tandy Nixon
14. Portia Marshall Washington Pittman
15. Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent
16. Jovita González de M
17. Lulu Belle Madison White
18. Mary Edna Gearing
19. Adele Lubbock Briscoe Looscan
20. Sara Estela Ramírez
21. Leonor Villegas de Magnon
22. Ida Mercedes Muse Darden
23. Miriam Amanda (Ma) Wallace Ferguson
24. Edith Eunice Therrel Wilmans
25. Sarah Eleanor Cory Menezes
26. Bessie Coleman
27. Ima Hogg
28. Julia Bedford Ideson
29. Carrie Marcus Neiman
30. Georgia Totto O’Keeffe
31. Mildred Ella Didrikson (Babe) Zaharias
32. Bonnie Parker
33. Southwestern Historical Quarterly Selected Articles