From the beginning, Georgia women were instrumental in shaping the state, yet most histories minimize their contributions. This title features essays that include women of many ethnicities and classes who played an important role in Georgia's history, including Mary Latimer McLendon, Mildred Rutherford, and Martha Berry.

Ann Short Chirhart (Editor)
>Betty Wood (Editor)
BETTY WOOD was a Reader in American History, Girton College, University of Cambridge. Her works include Slavery in Colonial America, 1619-1775 and Women's Work, Men's Work: The Informal Slave Economies of Lowcountry Georgia, 1750-1830 (Georgia).