More than Petticoats: Remarkable Pennsylvania Women profiles the lives of fifteen strong and determined women, all of whom broke through social, cultural, or political barriers to make contributions to society that still have an impact today.Meet Elizabeth Thorn, the pregnant woman who dug graves for Civil War soldiers; Sybilla Masters, the first known American female inventor; and Florence Seibert, the biochemist whose medical research on tuberculosis helped saved countless lives worldwide.Each of these women embodied extraordinary determination and an independent spirit that is as inspiring now as it was then. Read about their extraordinary lives in this collection of brief and absorbing biographies.