{"product_id":"9780813059334","title":"They Dared to Dream: Florida Women Who Shaped History","description":"\"Well-crafted and in-depth, \u003ci\u003eThey Dared to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e has moved women, their experiences, and their contributions to the forefront of Florida's history and heritage. This is a long-overdue and much-needed turning point in understanding our state's past and present.\"--Canter Brown Jr., coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Varieties of Women's Experiences\u003c\/i\u003e    \"Represents a leap forward in the study of Florida history. Weatherford has done an outstanding job of researching and writing about Florida women, from paupers to queens, elevating their status to a level of equality within the overall story of Florida.\"--Rodney Kite-Powell, Saunders Foundation Curator of History at the Tampa Bay History Center and editor of \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay History\u003c\/i\u003e     \"Exhaustively researched, well written, and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThey Dared to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground in the study of Florida. Doris Weatherford's ambitious history of women in Florida will be widely read and discussed. From Princess Ulele to Alex Sink, from the role of \u003ci\u003ecriollas\u003c\/i\u003e in Colonial St. Augustine to the struggles of women in the twenty-first century, Weatherford chronicles their lives in the Sunshine State.\"--Gary Mormino, author of \u003ci\u003eLand of Sunshine, State of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e      \u003cp\u003eIn this extensive portrayal of Florida's guiding matriarchs, Doris Weatherford highlights the myriad contributions women have made throughout Florida's history. From the select few who traveled with Ponce de Leon to the state's first female mayor Marion H. O’Brien, Weatherford sheds light on the roles these pioneering women played in the shaping of the Sunshine State.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Dared to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the lifestyles and achievements of women throughout landmark moments in history, including Native civilizations before the arrival of European colonists; early Spanish, British, and French exploration, the Civil War era, Reconstruction, the early twentieth century, and the population explosions post-World War II. Featuring often-celebrated personalities--including Mary Martha Reid, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton--alongside the lesser-known lives of Princess Murat, lighthouse keeper Barbara Mabrity, Florida Memorial College founder Sarah Ann Blocker, and others--this pivotal examination of Florida's female agents of change draws attention to women's instrumental roles in the historical events that defined the Sunshine State.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom prehistoric times to the space age, the female half of the population has made giant, but too often unacknowledged, contributions to Florida history. Countless women have overcome great obstacles and yet are often left out of historical accounts. \u003ci\u003eThey Dared to Dream\u003c\/i\u003e aims to fill in some of these gaps by celebrating the many successes women have made. Because without women, there is no history--nor any future.\u003c\/p\u003e      \u003cb\u003eDoris Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA History of the American Suffragist Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and other reference guides on American women’s history.     \u003cb\u003eThe Florida Commission on the Status of Women Foundation, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e, is dedicated to empowering women and girls in our state by supporting educational, entrepreneurial and self sufficiency programs and initiatives through grants, mentoring, and other opportunities. The FCSW Foundation supports the work and programs of the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, including the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The Florida Commission on the Status of Women Foundation, Inc. dedicates this book to:  the women of the past who struggled to achieve gender equality and showed the path, the women of the present who continue with the same goal, and the women of the future who will carry the baton and make us proud.--Dr. Mona Jain  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e, by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women Foundation, Inc  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Florida women’s history book project could not have been completed without the cooperation and support of many people. To thank all of them who made it possible would be nearly impossible. We would, however, like to express our sincere appreciation to those who have helped take this endeavor \"from dream to reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eFirst and foremost, we are indebted forever to our nine founding members as well as to the generous donors to the History Book Project. Next, our thanks go to the charter members: Nancy Acevedo, Claudia Kirk Barto, Susanne Hebert, Laura McLeod, Dr. Jeanne O’Kon, Laurie Pizzo, Blanca Bichara, Dr. Mona Jain, Carrie Lee, and Kathleen Passidomo, Esq., who freely gave their time and talents. Our heartfelt thanks to Kelly Sciba and Michele Manning, who spent many, many hours of their own time to see that the project was moving forward smoothly. Special mention is also made here for the assistance given by Kimberly Mehr and Veronica Vasquez.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eWe gratefully acknowledge Doris Weatherford for writing this comprehensive Florida women’s history book. We are also grateful to the University Press of Florida for publishing the book as well as for valuable editorial help and comments.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eOur special thanks to each and every one who played a part in discovering the stories behind the women that makes them unique and trailblazers. These notable women have created history. We are also thankful to many women and men for their well wishes and encouragement in order to fill a void in the history of the Sunshine State. Together we empower each other.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eLast but not least the foundation members offer our deepest sense of appreciation to our families for believing in us as well as for their unwavering moral support.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eTo all others we have omitted inadvertently, please accept our sincere apologies and thanks. According to the old saying, \"To err is human and to forgive is divine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFlorida Commission on the Status of Women Foundation, Inc.  Founding Members, \"Visionaries\"\u003c\/b\u003e  Blanca C. Bichara, Miami  Cheryl Holley, Tampa  Dr. Anila Jain, Bradenton-Sarasota  Dr. Mona Jain, Bradenton-Sarasota  Carrie E. Lee, Gainesville  Marie Flore Lindor-Latortue, Miami  Janet Mabry, Gulf Breeze  Representative Kathleen Passidomo, Esq., Naples  Debbie Sembler, Pinellas Park    \u003cb\u003eDonors, from \"Vision\" to \"Reality\"  This Florida Women’s History Book Project has been made possible due to the generosity of the following:\u003c\/b\u003e  Hawa Allarakhia, Bradenton  Blanca C. and Ricardo Bichara, Miami  Eugenia Price Joyce Blackburn Foundation  Brighthouse Networks of Manatee County for Rose Carlson, Bradenton  Leah Brown, Bradenton  Betty Chambliss, Bradenton  LaDonna Cloud, Sarasota  Community Foundation of Tampa Bay for Alex Sink, CFO  Representative Faye Culp, Tampa  Lynn and Dr. Arthur Guilford, Sarasota  Gini Hyman, Sarasota  Dr. Mona and Kailash Jain, Bradenton-Sarasota  Kappa Delta Foundation, Inc. for Dr. Anila Jain, Chair, Bradenton-Sarasota  Carrie E. and Dennis Lee, Gainesville  Manatee and Sarasota Commissions on the Status of Women  Miami-Dade Commission for Women  Dorothy Middleton, Bradenton  JoAnn Morgan, Melbourne  Representative Kathleen Passidomo, Esq., Naples  Mary Runnells, Bradenton  Linda Simmons, Tampa  St. Petersburg Times Fund (Lynda Keever)   Mariamma and Dr. George Thomas, Bradenton  University of South Florida for Dr. Judy Genshaft, President  Amy VanDell, Bradenton  Anne Voss, Tampa  Renee Warmak, Tampa  Senator Marlene Woodson-Howard, Bradenton","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069197795568,"sku":"9780813059334","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813059334_p0.jpg?v=1763745687","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813059334","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}