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Women's History Month: Jane Stanford
JANE STANFORD (1828-1905). Co-founder and benefactor of Stanford University. Wife of railroad baron, California governor and US Senator Leland Stanford…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 30
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Women's History Month: Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
Considered to be the first Mexican-American author and the first Mexican-American author to write in English (Who Would Have Thought It? 1872), Maria…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 23
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Women's History Month: Anna Judah
In the decade before the Civil War, Northern and Southern politicians locked in a fierce battle over the proposed routes of a railroad that would cross…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 15
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International Women's Day: California Heroines
On International Women’s Day I want to shout out just a few of the powerhouse California women I’ve been researching in my deep dive into San Francisco…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 8
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Women's History Month: Jessie Benton Frémont
On International Women’s Day I feel compelled to shout out just a few of the amazing California women I’ve been researching in my deep dive into San…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 8
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February 2023
Chapter 12
The de Youngs
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Feb 25
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Chapter 12
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January 2023
Bibliography (in progress)
Berglund, Barbara: Making San Francisco American - Cultural Frontiers in the Urban West, 1846-1906 Lloyd, Benjamin Estelle: Lights and Shades of San…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Jan 16
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Bibliography (in progress)
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March 2022
Table of Contents
Cast of Characters Escapes Chapter 1 - Phoebe Apperson & George Hearst Chapter 2 - Mary Ellen Pleasant Chapter 3 - Bret Harte Chapter 4 - Ina Coolbrith…
Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 31, 2022
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Table of Contents
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Cast of Characters
The characters and events I portray here are all real people and real events that shaped San Francisco, California, and American history. I have worked…
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Mar 31, 2022
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Chapter 11
Emperor Norton
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Mar 31, 2022
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Chapter 10
The Duel: Senator David Broderick, Judge David Terry
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Mar 31, 2022
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 7
Adolph Sutro
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Mar 31, 2022
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