Groundbreakers, Rule-breakers & Rebels: 50 Unstoppable St. Louis Women

The history of women’s activism in St. Louis began long before 1920, when Missouri ratified the Nineteenth Amendment and gave women the right to vote. Women have always been a fundamental—but too often unfairly forgotten—part of what made St. Louis a great American city. By taking a closer look at decades of St. Louis women from every race, class, and creed, a richer picture of the entire city’s history begins to emerge.

In Groundbreakers, Rule-Breakers, & Rebels, Katie J. Moon tells the st...