Daring to be different : Missouri's remarkable Owen sisters / Doris Land Mueller

Author: Mueller, Doris Land, 1927-
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: 133 pages, 8 unnumbered plates of pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Series

Missouri heritage readers

Contents

An introduction -- St. Joseph : the place and its people -- The early years -- Mary Alicia leads the way -- Luella : geologist, explorer, painter, family historian -- "Miss Juliette" : ornithologist, botanist, and artist -- The twilight years -- The legacy of the Owen sisters -- Epilogue.

Subject(s)

Owen, Mary Alicia, 1850-1935
Owen, Luella Agnes, 1852-1932
Owen, Juliette A.
Owen family
Sisters—Missouri—Saint Joseph—Biography
Women—Missouri—Saint Joseph—Biography
Women intellectuals—Missouri—Saint Joseph—Biography
Women pioneers—Missouri—Saint Joseph—Biography
Saint Joseph (Mo.)—Biography
Saint Joseph (Mo.)—History

ISBN

9780826218971 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826218970 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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