Juana Briones of 19th Century CA (California Women) -- National Women's History Project Shopping Cart -- CA Century 19th of Briones Juana

<H1>Juana Briones of 19th Century CA -- National Women's History Project Shopping Cart</H1> Juana Briones of 19th Century CA <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/nwhp/images/Juana%20Briones%20lg%20web.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Juana Briones of 19th Century CA" NAME="Juana Briones of 19th Century CA" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> Juana Briones de Miranda lived an unusual life, which is wonderfully recounted in this highly accessible biography.  She was one of the first residents of what is now San Francisco, then name Yerba Buena (Good Herb), reportedly after a medicinal tea she concocted.  She was among the few women in California of her time to own propoerty in her own name, and she proved to be a skilled farmer, rancher, and bussinesswoman.  In retelling her life story, Jeanne Farr McDonnell also retrells the history of nineteenth-century California from the unique perspective of this surprising woman. 250 pages, paper Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/nwhp/Category239" TITLE="California Women">California Women</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/nwhp/Product4777 TITLE="California Celebrates the100th Anniversary of California's Women Voting">California Celebrates the100th Anniversary of California's Women Voting</A> -- Winning California for Woman Suffrage by Robert P.J. Cooney, Jr. <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/nwhp/Product5054 TITLE="California Woman Suffrage Centenial Poster">California Woman Suffrage Centenial Poster</A> -- 1911-2011 California Woman Suffrage Centennial Poster <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/nwhp/Product5145 TITLE="Madams of the Barbary Coast DVD">Madams of the Barbary Coast DVD</A> -- Madams of the Barbary Coast CD <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/nwhp" TITLE="National Women's History Project Products">National Women's History Project Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.nwhp.org">National Women's History Project</A> National Women's History Project <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal