Chapter 1
The Light of Lucretia Mott
Maryl R. McGinley, Kaitlyn Poad, and Mattie Updyke
Chapter 2
Lydia Hamilton Smith: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Jill K. Burk
Chapter 3
Mother Cabrini: A Trailblazing Civic Servant, Community Activist, and Spiritual Leader
Dawn M. Francis, Angela M. Corbo, and Anne Schwelm
Chapter 4
Women’s Fraternal Organizations from 1870-1920: Carrie Chapman Catt, E. Jean Nelson Penfield, and Alice Duer Miller as Rhetorical Exemplars
Jeanne M. Persuit
Chapter 5
“All’s Well That Ends Well”: The Influence of Julia Walker Ruhl’s Communication Leadership and Public Voice on Clarksburg, West Virginia, and the Nation
Elesha L. Ruminski
Chapter 6
Beyond Confectionaries: Catherine “Kitty” Hershey and a Hospitality of Care
Christina L. McDowell
Chapter 7
Mary Ware Dennett: Women Are People
Christine M. Willingham
Chapter 8
The Rhetoric and Action of a Suffragist: Sallie W. Hovey Capturing her “Adventurous Spirit” through Mind and Body Activism
Annette M. Holba
Chapter 9
Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby: Preserving the Past for the Future
Nichola D. Gutgold