Images of America - The Women of Scranton

The Women of Scranton: 1880-1935 portrays the famous ladies, daring women, and heroines of everyday life in a booming coal town. Coal may have been king, but the intrepid women of America's progressive era saw that Scranton became not merely an economic hub but a "city beautiful." Their driving commitment to progress has touched every political, cultural, educational, and religious area in Scranton. Through historic photographs, readers will meet Scranton's first generation of college-educated women, political activists and suffragettes; the first women lawyers and physicians; women's clubs dedicated to philanthropy, education, health, and civic betterment, women merchants and entrepreneurs; teachers and women's religious orders; and the immigrant women who dreamt of a better tomorrow.