TY - BOOK AU - Wolferman,Kristie C. TI - The indomitable Mary Easton Sibley: pioneer of women's education in Missouri T2 - Missouri heritage readers SN - 9780826266705 AV - LA2317.S584 W65 2008eb U1 - 370.92 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Columbia PB - University of Missouri Press KW - Sibley, Mary Easton, KW - Women educators KW - Missouri KW - Biography KW - Women KW - Education KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Éducatrices KW - Biographies KW - Femmes KW - Éducation KW - Histoire KW - 19e siècle KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Educators KW - bisacsh KW - EDUCATION KW - Comparative KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Eastons Arrive in St. Louis; Chapter 2. Life in a Hybrid Town; Chapter 3. Educating Mary; Chapter 4. "A Marvelous Little Wren"; Chapter 5. Fort Osage Closes; Chapter 6. Pioneers on the Western Frontier; Chapter 7. The Great Awakening; Chapter 8. Aunt Mary; Chapter 9. Uncertain Times for Linden Wood; Chapter 10. A Real College; Chapter 11. Mary's Legacy; For Further Reading; Index; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - "Drawing on Mary and George Sibley's journals and letters, Wolferman brings to life one of Missouri's most remarkable women educators, the founder of Lindenwood University. Sibley's views regarding women's social and political roles, slavery, temperance, religion, and other topics reflect educational and social developments on the frontier and nationwide"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=309272 ER -