30 Most Influential Women in Georgia History - Paperback

by Robert C. Jones (Author)

There is a long line of influential women in Georgia history, going back to Mary Musgrove in Colonial times, and moving ahead to today with politicians such as Karen Handel, Shirley Franklin and Cynthia McKinney. Along the way are women that established colleges and schools (Martha Berry, Susie King Taylor), women famous in the Civil Rights movement (Coretta Scott King and Charlayne Hunter-Gault), authors (Kate Cumming, Celestine Sibley, Corra Harris, Margaret Mitchell, Flannery O'Connor), Revolutionary War heroes (Mary Hart), the founder of the Girl Scouts (Juliette Gordon Low), and, of course, a First Lady (Rosalynn Carter). We look at 30 influential women in Georgia in this book. The book contains 49 illustrations.

Author Biography

Robert C. Jones served as President of the Kennesaw Historical Society for 21 years (1994-2015), and also served as a member of the executive board of the Kennesaw Museum Foundation for 17 years (1998-2015). The Museum Foundation helped fund the 45,000 square foot Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA. Robert has written 45+ books on historical topics, including "Top Innovations of World War II", "A Guide to the Civil War in Georgia", and "Heroes and Heroines of the American Revolution". In 2018, Robert was awarded the Women in American History medal from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.