Conquering Fears: Pathway to Progress in Arts and Sciences - 1840s

Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1840s is becoming a cultural and scientific mecca-the city boasts the first art academy and the most lucrative cultural environment for artists in the Midwest. This fact fits perfectly with the dreams and aspirations of young Laura Logan who wants nothing more than to draw, sketch, paint, and to appreciate fine art.

Her dreams are not appreciated, nor encouraged by her family, most especially by her hard-working, rather stoic German mother, nor by her younger brother ...