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Women in the American West

English · Hardback

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This engaging narrative synthesizes more than 20 years of historical writing on the history of women in the American West. Twenty years after many Western historians first turned their attention toward women, Women in the American West synthesizes the development of women''s history in the region, introduces readers to current thinking on the real experiences of Western women, and explores their influence on the course of expansion and development since the 19th century. Women in the American West offers vivid portrayals of women as pioneers, prostitutes, teachers, disguised soldiers, nurses, entrepreneurs, immigrants, and ordinary citizens caught up in extraordinary times. Organized chronologically, each chapter emphasizes important themes central to gender and women''s history, including women''s mobility, women at home, wage labor, immigration, marriage, political participation, and involvement in wars at home and abroad. With this revealing volume, readers will see that women had a far more profound effect on the course of history in the Western United States than is commonly thought.>

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Laura E. Woodworth-Ney, PhD, is associate professor of history and chair of the Department of History at Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, and the editor of Idaho Yesterdays, the state history journal of Idaho.

Product details

Authors LAURA WOODWORTH-NEY, Laura E Woodworth-Ney, Laura E. Woodworth-Ney
Publisher Abc Clio Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 03.04.2008
 
EAN 9781598840506
ISBN 978-1-59884-050-6
No. of pages 416
Series Cultures in the American West
Cultures in the American West
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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