Remarkable Women of Old Saybrook
Remarkable Women of Old Saybrook

Author: Tedd Levy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1614239053

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Situated at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Old Saybrook has been home to generations of remarkable women. The women of this quintessentially New England town have faced and overcome overwhelming adversity to leave indelible marks on their town and its history. Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of the legendary actress Katharine Hepburn, organized the Hartford Political Equality League to battle for women's right to vote. Anna Louise James fought to become the first black female pharmacist in Connecticut, and she took care of her community, serving them medicine as well as ice cream sodas at James Pharmacy. There is also local restaurateur Steffie Walters, who after emigrating from Austria remained at the helm of the much-loved shore eatery Dock and Dine for eleven years. Historian Tedd Levy chronicles the achievements of these extraordinary women who broke barriers, changed their communities and expanded opportunities for future generations.

Remarkable Women of Old Lyme
Remarkable Women of Old Lyme

Author: Jim Lampos

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-05-04

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1625853130

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Old Lyme's illustrious history owes much to innovative women. Suffragist Katharine Ludington was co-founder of the League of Women Voters. In the 1830s, Phoebe Griffin Noyes started a school for art and general subjects. At the turn of the twentieth century, Florence Griswold welcomed the artists of the Lyme Art Colony by creating the "Birthplace of American Impressionism." By World War II, Teddy Kenyon had made her mark as a test pilot. Old Lyme's artistic tradition was continued by Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, who founded the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 1976. Authors Michaelle Pearson and Jim Lampos honor the women whose triumphs made Old Lyme the popular summer resort and artists' colony it is today.

Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook

Author: Tedd Levy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-10-05

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1439671427

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Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.

Old Saybrook: A Main Street History
Old Saybrook: A Main Street History

Author: Tedd Levy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467143413

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Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.

Connecticut Town Greens
Connecticut Town Greens

Author: Eric D. Lehman

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1493013297

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The state of Connecticut has 170 town or village greens that still exist today. These greens date back to Colonial times where they served as the physical and spiritual centers for these early towns. Today many town greens continue to be the center of town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Connecticut Town Greens will explore the history of these remarkable greens and provide a guide to current events.

A Remarkable Woman
A Remarkable Woman

Author: Anne Edwards

Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 9780816140640

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A biogrpahy of Katharine Hepburn.

Remarkable Woman
Remarkable Woman

Author: Anne Edwards

Publisher:

Published: 1987-07-02

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780671657482

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There are women and There are Women and then there is Kate. There are actresses and actresses then there is Hepburn.

Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics
Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics

Author: Lynne E. Ford

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010-05-12

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1438110324

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Presents a comprehensive reference to the role of women in American politics and government, including biographies, related topics, organizations, primary documents, and significant court cases.

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn

Author: Anne Edwards

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-06-21

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 1493039202

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Katharine Hepburn: grande dame of American actresses, fierce individualist, and living legend. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winner of four, Hepburn achieved stardom against formidable odds. The woman behind the legend emerges in this sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of her exceptional life and loves. Filled with accounts of her relationships with Spencer Tracy, Howard Hughes, and many others, here is the fascinating story of a determined and invincible woman. From her ferociously guarded private life to Broadway's lights and Hollywood's Golden Age, A Remarkable Woman reveals a star whose courage and magnetism knew no bounds. Throughout her life Hepburn spoke her mind, mixing a native Yankee forthrightness with the social conscience she learned from her parents and her own brand of stubbornness. This book is a fascinating look not only at the invincible Katherine Hepburn but at a whole era—the golden age of Hollywood set against the struggles for women’s equality and the glittering lights of Broadway.

Remarkable, Unspeakable New York
Remarkable, Unspeakable New York

Author: Shaun O'Connell

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 1997-08-31

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780807050033

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From Old New York to the Harlem Renaissance, the Algonquin Round Table to the New York Intellectuals, the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, Remarkable, Unspeakable New York offers a sweeping new view of New York's place in the American literary imagination. James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, E. L. Doctorow, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oscar Hijuelos, Langston Hughes, Washington Irving, Henry James, Toni Morrison, Dorothy Parker, Edith Wharton, Walt Whitman, and Tom Wolfe are among the many writers whose literary legacies are brought to life.