Contributor
Moynihan, Ruth Barnes.
Imprint:Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1990.
Descriptionxxii, 325 p. : illus. ; 23 cm.
Note:The 19 narratives (from letters, diaries, autobiographies, and memoirs) "by women of diverse environment, status, and background, reveal women's involvement in every aspect of the frontier settlement process.... [and] represent the diversity of the female pioneer experience -- and the distinctiveness of individual personalities -- while also revealing themes common to all western frontier women." -- Introd.
Note:Part 1: California and Nevada, 1849-1880 : -- I am willing to go with you to any part of God's foot stool / Mary Jane Hayden -- We are satisfied to dig our gold in San Francisco / Jerusha Merrill -- I suppose you thought me foolish in wishing to go / Lucetta Rogers -- We surely thought a hoodoo was over us / Mrs. E. A. Van Court -- Turbulence and evil of every description / Mrs. Lee Whipple-Haslam -- It was a great trial for me to know just how to approach them / Mrs. J.W. Likins -- No persuits in common between us any more / Carrie Williams -- Of course we move in the best society / Louise Palmer -- Part 2: The high plains and Rocky Mountains, 1870-1890: -- I resolved to try and be cheerful / Mrs. A.M. Green -- To complain was never one of my traits of nature / Mrs. Nat Collins -- They go by the name of fancy women / Louisa Cook -- I couldn't stand Willie's laziness another day / Malinda Jenkins -- No door or window was ever locked / Mary Ronan -- My people will never believe me again / Sara Winnemucca Hopkins -- Part 3: The Southwestern desert, 1863-1900: It was all a wonder to me / Mary Barnard Aquirre -- A stopping place for travelers / Sarah Butler York -- If you are not afraid, neither am I / Sister Blandina Segale -- This is desolation itself / Angeline Mitchell Brown -- Nothing seemed permanent on the desert / Sadie Martin.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-325).
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