Pioneers in Petticoats: Yosemite's Early Settler Women

20 West Duarte Road,Arcadia CA 91007

12 March, 2022

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Historian Ed Andersen presents a tribute to Yosemite National Park's female trailblazers and its most prolific writer Shirley Sargent. Yosemite National Park's history is filled with countless true stories of courageous and intrepid women. How did the earliest climbers of Half Dome discover that a woman had already beaten them to the top? Which female abolitionist successfully lobbied President Abraham Lincoln to protect the Yosemite area in 1864? Ed Andersen shares the answers at this program celebrating Women's History Month. For more info: (626) 821-5569