Contents: Women and New Orleans


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