Category Archives: New Hampshire Women

Dover New Hampshire Artist, Ruth (Whittier) Shute (1803-1882)

Posted on 27 October, 2006 by Janice Brown

Born Ruth Whittier, she collaborated with her physician husband,

Samuel A. Shute, in creating portraits of small-town residents between … Continue reading →

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Winchester New Hampshire Businesswoman, Persis Foster (Eames) Albee (1836-1914)

Posted on 19 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

Persis F.E. Albee  is so famous that a unique Barbie doll was created in her honor.

She has been called “The Mother … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Burnap "Leghorn Bonnets"

Posted on 7 September, 2006 by Janice Brown

A sample bonnet from the 18th century found in Connecticut. Note: this is not a photograph of the bonnets made by the Burnap sisters. Samples of leghorn straw bonnets can be found HERE.

According to the Merrimack NH town history, presented at the Bicentennial celebration in 1946 (written by my grandmother, Mattie Kilborn Webster): “The Burnap sisters, daughters of Merrimack, New Hampshire’s first minister [Jacob Burnap], had other ideas of a woman’s usefulness. It is claimed that in this Town [Merrimack] they invented the making of “Leghorn hats” or bonnets, as they were called. Continue reading →

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Rye New Hampshire Artist and Writer, Rose (Cushing) Labrie (1916-1986)

Posted on 16 August, 2006 by Janice Brown

Born Rose Cushing on 31 Aug 1916 in Boston MA…

she died June 1986.  From the 1970s to … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire born socialite Brooke Astor – Grandson Alleges She Is Victim of Elder Abuse

Posted on 26 July, 2006 by Janice Brown

The New York Daily News has reported today that socialite, Brooke Astor,

 the subject of a blog article here, who turned 104 in April, reportedly is a victim of elder abuse, and now wears torn nightgowns and sleeps on a filthy couch… Continue reading →

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