High Country Women: Pioneers of Yosemite National Park

Women have played an important-though often hidden-role in shaping the history of Yosemite National Park.High Country Women reveals the contributions made by these strong and independent pioneers, such as:

• Clare Hodges, who seized her opportunity to be the nation's first woman park ranger.
• Jessie Fremont, who campaigned for protecting Yosemite from developers.
• Florence Hutchings, who spent every moment exploring Yosemite's backcountry, and who had a mountain and lake named after her.
• Sally ...