Female Pioneers of Fort Myers: Women Who Made a Difference in the City’s Development shows the rich personal stories of twenty-four exceptional women who suffered and overcame rigorous hardships, incomprehensible loss and numbing tragedies, significantly impacting the development of a United States town’s culture, building and amenities from 1866 through the 1900s.

Riveting stories of success against the odds, Female Pioneers of Fort Myers spotlights the everyday female leaders who helped transform Fort Myers from a rough-and-tumble cow town into a modern-day city in southern Florida USA.