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"An historically rich novel that brings to life the fascinating story of America's first female state senator, Martha Hughes Cannon, who was also a doctor, suffragist, and champion of public health in the frontier territory of Utah in the late 19th century. As a young girl traveling to Utah by wagon in 1861, Martha, or Mattie as she was called, was deeply influenced by the early struggles her family endured as frontier pioneers, including the premature...
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"She was a doctor, the first female state senator in the U.S., public health and child advocate, suffragist leader, and a sister wife in polygamy. For Martha Hughes Cannon, the clash between romance and faith, between ambition and tradition would test her throughout her life, propelling her to great heights, breaking barriers both visible and invisible."--Container and opening narration.
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