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201. Sophisticated Lady of Jazz Sophisticated Lady of Jazz September 10, 2011 Pearl Thuston Brown is the subject of the Tribute section of the Remembrances column. "Brown was a professional musician since 1951, a singer and piano player at Kansas City nightclubs who toured with...
202. South Siders Getting Thrill from Sight-Seeing in House of Annie Chambers: Colorful Figure in Red Light South Siders Getting Thrill from Sight-Seeing in House of Annie Chambers: Colorful Figure in Red Light District for Half Century Relates Her Story Nightly May/15/1932 Article about stories told by Annie Chambers (1842-1935), the notorious Kansas City madam, about her past and about her brothel built at 3rd and Wyandotte Streets in 1871, including photos of her as a...
203. Star's Feature Writers Earn Top Honors Star's Feature Writers Earn Top Honors July 18, 2009 Short article relating that three writers for The Kansas City Star won top prizes in the annual American Association of Sunday and Features Editors' Excellence-in-Feature-Writing Contest. The three were...
204. State's First Woman in Congress Knows Her Way around Capitol State's First Woman in Congress Knows Her Way around Capitol November/9/1952 Article about Leonor Kretzer Sullivan, Missouri's first woman member of the House of Representatives, and her former business career and work as a "teammate of her late husband. ..[of] four terms in House."...
205. Swanson Remembered as Episcopal Pioneer Swanson Remembered as Episcopal Pioneer September 24, 2005 Katrina Swanson, daughter of the late Bishop Edward R. Welles II who was at one time bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri, died recently in Maine at the age of 70. She was one of 11 Episcopal women deacons...
206. Taking Charge: The Central Exchange Turns 'Old Boy Network' On Its Head Taking Charge: The Central Exchange Turns 'Old Boy Network' On Its Head February 8, 2005 Article features the Central Exchange, an organization for women which currently has 958 members. It has "become a voice for area women and a respected player in local politics". It was founded in 1980...
207. Terin Takes Silver Terin Takes Silver August 23, 2004 Terin Humphrey, from Bates City, Missouri, won a silver medal on uneven bars in the individual event finals at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Earlier in the week, the U. S. women's gymnastics team took silver....
208. Terry Blair Terry Blair 2004-2007 Articles from September 6, 2004, to April 25, 2008, about the arrest and trial of Terry Blair. Blair was convicted of killing six women during the summer of 2004. The bodies of all six women were found...
209. The Fabric of Art The Fabric of Art May/6/1998 Biographical article about Blanche Carstenson, a textile and collage artist born in 1907 in Grayson County, Kansas, the wife of wood sculpture artist Cecil Carstenson. Photos and description of her work...
210. The Forgotten Feminist: Clarinda Irene Howard Nichols Carried the Cause of Women's Rights to Kansas The Forgotten Feminist: Clarinda Irene Howard Nichols Carried the Cause of Women's Rights to Kansas November/6/1999 Article profiling Clarinda Irene Howard Nichols, a pioneer woman suffragette and desegregationist, born in 1810, an associate of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
211. The Hill the City Left Behind: Only Jessamine Remains to Mark Sites on Pearl Street Where Pioneers Built The Hill the City Left Behind: Only Jessamine Remains to Mark Sites on Pearl Street Where Pioneers Built Mansions Seventy-five Years Ago September/17/1922 Article about the family mansions on the hill of Pearl Street in 19th century Kansas City, including those of Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. Joseph Guinotte (Aimee Guinotte), Mrs. Patrick Shannon, Mrs. Jesse...
212. The Late Great Morgan Maxfield The Late Great Morgan Maxfield July/18/1982 Photos and biographical article about Morgan Maxfield (~1941-1981), "financier, real estate tycoon and 40-year-old playboy who died last September [1981] in a plane crash." Description of his life and...
213. The Lives of Three Daughters of Kansas City Pioneers Have Spanned the City's History The Lives of Three Daughters of Kansas City Pioneers Have Spanned the City's History March/15/1936 Biographical article about Mary Kearney, Mattie McCoy, and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, daughters of three of Kansas City's pioneers, respectively Charles Kearney, John McCoy, and John Campbell. Photos of the women...
214. The Lives of Three Daughters of Kansas City Pioneers Have Spanned the City's History The Lives of Three Daughters of Kansas City Pioneers Have Spanned the City's History March/15/1936 Biographical article about Mattie McCoy, Mary Kearney, and Mrs. Jesse Johnson, daughters of three of Kansas City's pioneers, respectively John McCoy, Charles Kearney, and John Campbell. Photos of the women...
215. The Women in Blue The Women in Blue April/10-16/1997 Describes the working atmosphere and activities of a female police officer on the Kansas City police force.
216. Those Centennial Portraits Those Centennial Portraits May 9, 1876 One of a series of letters to the editor from an eyewitness of Bingham's interaction with the female subjects of his portrait in Washington, D. C., testifying to "only a few idle moments" spent by the...
217. Three Kansas Citians Publish Autumn Titles Three Kansas Citians Publish Autumn Titles October/13/1956 File containing a book review of the poetry collection "Of Heart and Home" by Annette Wildman, "a teacher of Unity School of Christianity" and "president of the Kansas City Westport branch of the National...
218. To Glory Anew To Glory Anew November/7/1948 Article about the first woman to serve as marshal of a Kansas City parade, Lieutenant Commander Barry O'Neill Scanlan, United States Navy (WAVES), at the parade through Downtown and at the speech at Liberty...
219. To Speak at Luncheon To Speak at Luncheon April/22/1955 Article about meeting with speaker Dr. Feder, the national president of the Jewish women's club.
220. Transferring Success Transferring Success November/29/2000 The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership has sponsored and completed its first effort to teach business skills to refugee women in our area. Training was offered through the Don Bosco Nationalities...