Daring to Be Different: Missouri's Remarkable Owen Sisters

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Index  African American Storytellers, 32, 33, 35, 37 American Folk-Lore Society, 66, 106, 121 Audubon, John James, 45, 95 Belden, Henry M.: collector of ballads and songs, 71, 72; founder of Missouri Folk-Lore Society, 72 Bingham, George Caleb, 26, 27. See also Order No. 11; Ewing, General Thomas Black Hills of South Dakota, 87, 88 Blacksnake Hills Trading Post: when established, 8; described by John James Audubon, 16; mentioned, 9, 13, 14, 16 Brandon-Falcone, Janice, 50, 51. See also Runcie, Constance Fountleroy Bretz, J. Harlen, 40 Brown, Alison K., 68 Burns, Robert, 28 Burr Oak Grove, Cargill permanent home, 18 Cargill, Agnes, 9. See also Owen, Agnes Cargill Cargill, Agnes Gilmore Crookes, 17 Cargill, George, 23 Cargill, James, 17, 18, 19, 20 Cargill, John Colby, 23 Caves: Bat Cave, 122; Crystal Cave, 89; Fairy Cave, 84, 85; Gentry Cave, 122; Grand Gulf Cave, 122; Greer Spring, 122; Hermit Cave, 122; Marble Cave (later known as Marvel Cave), 82, 87; Mark Twain Cave, 82; Pine Run Cave, 122; Reynard Cave, 122; Sugar Tree Hollow Cave, 122; Talking Rocks Cave, 85; Wind Cave, 87, 90; Wolf’s Den Cave, 122 Centennial History of Missouri, 108, 121 Child, James Francis, 103 Civil War, 3, 31, 37, 41, 44, 45, 52, 105, 118, 119 Clark, William, 13 Columbia, Missouri, 50 Coues, Elliott, 95 Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, 1, 124. See also Woman’s rights movement Deslisle, Eugenie, 8. See also Robidoux, Joseph III Dr. Martin’s Female Academy, 95 Eagle Mills, 23 Eberle, Jean Fahey, 7, passim Ewing, General Thomas, 26, 27. See also Bingham, George Caleb; Order No. 11 Field, Eugene, 54, 55 Fry, Johnny, Pony Express rider, 54  Index Galena, Missouri, 82 Gardner, Governor Frederick, 2 Guitar, General Odon, 24, 25 Hannibal, Missouri, 82 Hannibal–St. Joseph Railroad, 21 Harris, Joel Chandler, 62, 63 Hartland, Edwin Sidney, 69 Hawks, Right Reverend Stephen, 28 Hovey, Horace Carter, 42, 43 International Folklore Conference of 1891, 60 James, Jesse, 106; song about, 104 Joplin, Missouri, 125 Journal of American Folklore, 63 Kansas City Star, 32, 54 Kay, Reuben, 23 King Alexander, 63, 64 Koch, Albert C., 42 Kutz, Michael, 3 Lamar, Missouri, 82 Lansing, Kansas, 92 Leland, Charles Godfrey, American folklorist, 58; corresponds with Mary Owen, 59; becomes Mary’s friend, mentor, 60; death of, 71; writes introduction to Mary’s first book, 61, 62 Lexington, 17, 18 Loess, 40, 90 Logan, Sheridan, 13 Lutz, Nellie, 74, 75 Lynch, William, 82 McNeil, William, 62, 63 Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1865, 28 Missouri Folk-Lore Society, 71, 73, 103, 121 Missouri Folklore Society Journal, 62 Missouri Leviathan, 42. See also Koch, Albert C. Missouri River, 7, 11, 42, 77, passim Moore, Thomas, 89 Moss, J. B., 6 New Harmony School, 50 Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 2, 126 Nuttall, Thomas, 95 Olson, Greg, 10, 12, 75, 120 Omega, 95 Oracle, The, 82 Order No. 11, 26, 27. See also Bingham, George Caleb; Ewing, General Thomas Orr, Florence Owen, 5, 47, 51 Owen, Agnes Cargill, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 28, 37, 46, 48, 75, 100, 101, 102, 119 Owen, Herbert, 5, 47, 48 Owen, Ignatius, 19 Owen, James Alfred: builds family home, 20; business partnership, 19; careers, 20; death of, 47; father of seven children, 20; keeps log during Civil War, 24, 26; runs for lieutenant governor, 47, 49; mentioned, 28, 45, 46, 75, 119 Owen, James Arthur, last child born to James and Agnes Owen, 47 Owen, James Arthur, son of Herbert Owen, 86 Owen, Jean Allen, 97 Owen, Juliette Amelia: co-illustrator of Mary’s first book, 35, 61; death of, 115; early life, 4, 43, 44, 45; education, 44, 45, 95; professional memberships, 97, 99; publications, 97–98, 99; self-taught veterinarian, 111, 114; translator, 111, 123; watercolor paintings, 35, 96, 98; wildlife advocate, 97, 123 Owen, John, 19 Owen, Louella Agnes: articles and papers, 90, 91, 92, 93, 108, 109; book on caves, 82, 87–90; cave  Index exploration, 79–82, 86, 87, 88, 89; early life, 40–43; death of, 113; genealogies and family histories, 102, 109; obstacles to cave exploration, 79, 84, 85; portrait painting, 39, 44, 46, 109, 112; professional memberships, 78, 79, 90, 92; travel, 77, 87, 88, 92, 109, 110 Owen, Mary Alicia: articles by, 29, 65, 73, 104, 107, 120; books by, 7, 32, 35, 61, 64, 65–66, 67, 96, 121; criticisms of, 120, 121; death of...