Prologue Walt Whitman & Peter Doyle : 1865-1892 Revolutionizing American poetry Martha Carey Thomas & Mamie Gwinn, 1878-1904 Opening graduate education to American women Ned Warren & John Marshall, 1884-1927 Building the collections of America's art museums Mary Rozet Smith & Jane Addams, 1891-1934 Breaking new ground in social reform and global peace Bessie Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe, 1892-1933 Founding the field of interior design J. C. Leyendecker & Charles Beach, 1901-1951 Taking the art of illustration to a new level Alice B. Toklas & Gertrude Stein, 1907-1946 Expanding the dimensions of American literature Janet Flanner & Solita Solano, 1919-1975 Pioneering a new style of journalism Greta Garbo & Mercedes de Acosta, 1931-1960 Making Hollywood the celebrity capital of the world Aaron Copland & Victor Kraft, 1932-1976 Inventing a distinctly American style of music Frank Merlo & Tennessee Williams, 1948-1963 Lifting American theater to new heights James Baldwin & Lucien Happersberger, 1949-1987 Attacking racism through literature Robert Rauschenberg & Jasper Johns, 1954-1962 Expanding the definition of art Ismail Merchant & James Ivory, 1961-2005 Turning literary works into sumptuous films Frances Clayton & Audre Lorde, 1968-1988 Raising a voice for women of color Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes
