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v CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION xi Chapter One 1861–1880: Early Life and Career 1 Chapter Two 1880–1900: Called to Teach 15 Chapter Three Pennybacker’s History of Texas 47 Chapter Four The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs 65 Chapter Five The Most Powerful Position a Woman Could Hold 95 Chapter Six 1916–1920: World War and Women’s Suffrage 127 Chapter Seven Promoting Ideals of Citizenship 159 Chapter Eight A Citizen of the Nation and the World 183 EPILOGUE 199 NOTES 207 BIBLIOGRAPHY 247 INDEX 255 ...

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