Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

Manchester New Hampshire Physician, Civic Leader and Politician: Zatae L. (Longsdorff) Straw (1866-1955)

Posted on 19 March, 2008 by Janice Brown

Zatae Leola (Longsdorff) Straw, M.D. 

was a strong, outspoken woman who experienced many “firsts” in her life.  She was a … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Record-Breaking State Representative and “Grand Dame”: Hilda C.F. (Johnson) Brungot (1886-1982)

Posted on 8 February, 2008 by Janice Brown

Hilda Constance Fredericka (Johnson) Brungot was a 44-year old mother of six children when she first went to Concord, New … Continue reading →

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Death on Mt. Washington: The Tale of Lizzie Bourne

Posted on 15 January, 2008 by Janice Brown

A monument of a few rough stones originally lay near the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire where on … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire’s White Park And Family

Posted on 22 December, 2007 by Janice Brown

At an intersection of Washington and Center Streets in Concord New Hampshire can be found NH Historical Marker #147.  This … Continue reading →

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Poem: "Shadows," by Edna Dean Proctor

Posted on 23 November, 2007 by Janice Brown

See how the shifting lights and shadows fall
Athwart the path where young leaves take the sun!

Blent in a … Continue reading →

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