Prominent Women of Texas , by Elizabeth Brooks, “manufactured” by the Warner Company, Akron, Ohio, is a compilation of sketches of about one hundred and fifty well known women of the State. Not claiming the list to be complete, the author states that “many distinguished in their several spheres have been necessarily omitted.”

Under the title of “Wives of Texas Presidents” appear the names of Mrs. Sam Houston and Mrs. Anson Jones; while Mrs. Rusk, Mrs. Lamar, Mrs. Fannin, Mrs. Sherman, and Mrs. Wharton are classed as “Wives of Military Heroes.” All the other names are arranged under the following titles: Pioneers, In the Realms of Art, Well Known Vocalists, Prominent Authors, Journalism in Texas, Educators, Physicians, Temperance Leaders, Dramatic, Wives of Prominent Men, The Uncrowned Queen of the West, Representative Women, and Well Known in Social Life.

The sketches are short, but contain a deal of matter well worth preserving in print.

How to cite:
"Prominent Women of Texas", Volume 002, Number 3, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page 240. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v002/n3/review_10.html
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