{"product_id":"maines-remarkable-women-9781493023226","title":"Maine's Remarkable Women","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Marguerite \"Tante Blanche\" Thibodeau Cyr, \"The Mother of Madawaska,\" whose bravery and kindness during one brutal winter saved her frontier settlement; botanist-artist Kate Furbish, who explored Maine's wilderness, collecting, classifying, and painting all of its flowering plants; and Florence Nicolar Shay, a Native-American basketmaker who demanded and succeeded in gaining rights for her tribe, the Penobscots.\u003cbr\u003eEach of these women demonstrated courage, compassion, and an independence of spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Down East Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493023226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Kate Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51911703658677,"sku":"9781493023226","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7bac144b-e1d5-4b94-8f3f-579509208330.jpg?v=1761057411","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/maines-remarkable-women-9781493023226","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}