Table of Contents
 
The First Women: Indians, French. Women of Color     1
Legends and Legacies on Bayou St. John     4
Intrigue and Survival Under Spanish Rule     7
Le Bon Creole: Life and Customs     10
Madame John's Legacy: The Quadroons     12
Baroness Pontalba, Early Real Estate Developer .     16
The Ursulines and Other Religious Women     19
Property Rights: Power and Independence     25
Marie Laveau: Voodoo Queen and Much More     28
Madame Begue and Famous Restaurateurs     32
Madame Lalaurie: Fantasy of the Haunted House     35
Myra Clark Gaines: A Lifetime to Claim a Legacy     39
Margaret Haughery: Breadwoman of New Orleans     42
Hanging of the Slave Pauline     45
The Woman Order: Civil War and Occupation     47
Eliza Nicholson, First Woman Newspaper Publisher     50
The Christian Women's Exchange     53
Coffee Vendors to Car Dealers: Women Entrepreneurs     56
Women on the River: Myth and Reality     61
Mother Cabrini, American Saint     64
The Woman's Department: 1884 Expo     66
Newcomb College: Pottery and Bloomers     68
Storyville: Red Light District     71
Musicians, Entertainers, and All That Jazz     75
Princess Alice: Celebrities and Beauty Queens     80
Sophie B. Wright and Other Educators     84
Eleanor McMain, Social Work Pioneer     87
Sara Mayo and Women in Medicine     91
The Court of Two Sisters: Unsung Heroines     95
Kate Gordon and the Right to Vote     99
Grace King and Southern Women of Letters     102
Artists, Painters and Sculptors     107
Elizebeth Werlein and the Preservationists     111
The Loving Cup: Women Activists     115
The Broomstick Brigade: Reform Politics     117
Women in the Civil Rights Movement     120
Mardi Gras: Queens, Maids, and Baby Dolls     124
Ida Richardson and Philanthropists     127
Reading for further reference     130
Index     131