OUR LATEST PROJECT
THE BOOK: "WHY CAN'T I?" - EMPOWERED WOMEN OF SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta Lake Heritage & Historical Society is collaborating on a book with Anderson Historical Society entitled "WHY CAN'T I?" (empowered women of Shasta County). Below are a list of names being considered. Please let Ron Jolliff know at rajolliff@gmail.com or Darlene Brown at slhandhs@gmail.com if you would like to commit to this project. The articles will be 2 - 6 pages long, including photographs. Rough drafts will need to be submitted by November 15, 2022. The women suggested were from the 19th & 20th century. The names already selected or being considered are annotated in red by the organization/name. With an * means the name has an author already. Other societies and tribal entities have been invited to participate. It should be an interesting and worthwhile project. March is "Women's History Month" and our goal will be to release the book in March 2023. Please contact us if you are interested when we begin editing in late November.
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ALEXANDER, ANNIE MONTAGUE/field scientist – AHS*
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BALOU, ADELINE “ADDIE” LUCIA/nurse – AHS*
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BASS, BESSIE – postmistress TB*
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BEHRENS /ELLA GENEVIEVE – first woman Asst. bank cashier BEM*
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BELL, ROSELINE/teacher
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BIDWELL, LOTTIE ELMA/teacher
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BLAIR, EUNICE FRANCIS, postmistress
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BLAIR, MARTH “MATTIE” EVERTTA/teacher
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BOGGS, MAE HELEN BACON/historian SHS
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BOOTHROYD, HAZEL/advocate for hearing impaired SLHHS*
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BOSWORTH, JOSEPHINE FCM*
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BOYER, AMANDA MALVINA/homesteader, rancher
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CARR, MARIE/music teacher/historian SLHHS*
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CLOUGH, DEBORAH/businesswoman
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COLBURN, PHOEBE/businesswoman- AHS*
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COLEMAN, DONNA MARIE/teacher – AHS*
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COUEY, MARTHA ALICE/Justice of the Peace – AHS*
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CRAVENS, NORMA/teacher
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DAILEY, AMY V./telephone operator
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DOZIER, IRENE ROSALIE/nurse – AHS*
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EAMES, ELIZABETH/photographer – AHS*
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EATON, EDNA MABEL BEHRENS/County treasurer BEM
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FISH, RUTH ELLA/teacher SLHHS
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FLANAGAN, MARGARET/teacher SLHHS
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FOXX, OPAL/cook Shasta Dam SLHHS*
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FRISBIE, MABEL MOORES/artist SLHHS
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GILES, MYRA (ALMIRA) ELIZA/teacher
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GILES, ROSENA/ AHS*
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GILLESPIE, ZELINDA/businesswoman
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GRANGER, ESTELLE/school advocate SLHHS
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GREGORY, MARTHA ELLEN/businesswoman, midwife SLHHS*
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GROVES, EMAA/businesswoman
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HILL/EDITH IDA (Ashcraft)
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HOLT, INAZETTA/ AHS*
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HUNT, ANN/teacher SLHHS
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INGLES, ANNIE (aka ANITA GRACE STUDNICK) AHS
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JONES, FLORENCE CURL/Native American activist – SLHHS*
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JOSEPH, KATIE J./teacher
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KANK, VERNA “NANA’/businesswoman SLHHS*
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KARDELL, MARGARET/Native American, author SLHHS
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KINGSBURY, CHARLOTTE AGNES/teacher
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KLUKKERT, AMANDA JANE/pioneer – AHS*
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LITSCH, JULIA/businesswoman
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LOOMIS, ESTELLA “STELLA” MORTON/postmistress, artist/ – AHS*
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LORENZ, SUSAN/businesswoman
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LOWE, ISSAC/started NAACP chapter in Redding SLHHS*
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LOVE, MARY FREDRICA/ postmistress
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LUDWIG, WILHELMINA/businesswoman
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MAJOR, HARRIET E./businesswoman
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MARSH, ELLA LOUISE/teacher
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MERRILL, BETHA/superintendent of schools SLHHS*
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MULLEN, JOSEPHINE “JOSIE”/teacher
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MULLEN, MARGARET AHS*
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PETERSON, CLEORA/Pioneer, activist SLHHS
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POLF, MARGARET/Board Chairwoman SLHHS
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POORE, MARGARET I./superintendent of schools
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PREHN, BESSIE IRENE/teacher
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READING, ALICE AHS*
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SATORIUS, VERONICA/teacher, author SLHHS
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SCHARSCH, ROSE/teacher
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SEARS, ALMA/Native American – SLHHS*
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SHERIDAN, MARY/postmistress
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SHIPLET, THELMA LEOLA/author
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SIMMONS, WINONA V./county recorder, businesswoman
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SOUTHERN, MAY HAZEL/author SLHHS
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STEGER, GERTRUDE ANN/historian, author SLHHS
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SWAIN, LILLIE S.B./teacher
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WAUGH, MARTHA ANNETTE/postmistress
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WHITE, LULU EDNA/superintendent of schools
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WILSON, MOLLY/Supervisor SLHHS*
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WOOLMAN, STELLA/postmistress, businesswoman SLHHS
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WRIGHT, MARY ELLEN