Portraits of women in the American West / edited by Dee Garceau-Hagen.

Other author Garceau-Hagen, Dee, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2005.
Descriptionxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Women--West (U.S.). --Biography.
Biography--19th century.
Biography--20th century.
West (U.S.)--Biography.

Contents Mining a mythic past : the history of Mary Ellen Pleasant / Lynn M. Hudson -- Rape narratives on the northern Paiute frontier : Sarah Winnemucca, sexual sovereignty, and economic autonomy, 1844-1891 / Rosemarie Stremlau -- Frances Fuller Victor's promotion of strong, independent womanhood : women and marriage reconstructed in "The new Penelope" / June Johnson Bube -- "We had no assistance from anyone-- happier to do it alone" : Montana, the missions, and Mother Amadeus / Anne M. Butler -- Finding Mary Fields : race, gender, and the construction of memory / Dee Garceau-Hagen -- Reclaiming Polly Bemis : China's daughter, Idaho's legendary pioneer / Ruthanne Lum McCunn -- Unlikely champion : Emma Rose Sansaver, 1884-1925 / Linda Peavey and Ursula Smith -- The curative space of the American West in the life and letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart / Natalie A. Dykstra -- Elizabeth Layton DeMary and the Rupert Culture Club : new womanhood in a reclamation settlement community / Laura Woodworth-Ney.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005001697
ISBN0415948029 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0415948037 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks CT3262.W37 P67 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold