The Power of Women: Celebrating Women from Western and Central Massachusetts from the 1600s to the Present Day

Description

Regional historians Wayne E. Phaneuf and Joseph Carvalho III document “The Power of Women” and share a history of women in Western and Central Massachusetts offering an overall picture of this region of Massachusetts as a powerhouse of activity, activism, and artistic and entrepreneurial achievement. The stories are told through a series of subject chapter introductions authored by scholars followed by images and short histories of women of note.

Twenty chapters include

• The Colonial Era by Jeanne Douillard, author and historian
• Authors, Poets, Editors and Publishers by Mary Ellen Lowney, Assistant Professor of Communications, American International College
• Military Service by Cynthia Simison, Managing Editor, The Republican
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics by Ellen Savulis, Curator of Anthropology, Springfield Science Museum, Springfield Museums
• Stage and Screen by Tina D’Agostino, Executive Director, City Stage
• Artistic Heritage by Heather Haskell, Vice President and Director of Art Museums, Springfield Museums

Hardcover, 312 pages, published by The Republican, 2018.