Pacific Northwest Women, 1815-1925: Lives, Memories, & Writings

By Elaine A. Maveety

Book Overview

This remarkable collection of stories, essays, memoirs, letters, and poems challenges many myths about women who lived and worked -- and wrote -- in the early West.Pacific Northwest Women gives voice... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870713930
• ISBN13: 9780870713934
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Oregon State Univ Pr
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Synopsis

I checked this book out from the library and didn't get around to reading it. I'm "reviewing" this anyway because it bugs me when there is absolutely nothing on the product description page that tells me what the book is about. So here it is, straight from the jacket flaps: "A new view of western history is emerging, one that recognizes the experiences and contributions of all peoples who lived in or came to the American West. 'Pacific Northwest Women,' a remarkable collection of stories, essays, memoirs, letters, and poems, contributes to this new understanding and challenges many myths about women who lived and worked - and wrote - in the West. "This anthology gives voice and interpretation to the experiences of a diverse group of thirty women, all of whom lived in Oregon and Washington. The editors, in addition to asking how race, class, and gender affected these women's experiences, examine what role this particular geographic region played in shaping their lives. "The selections, some of which have never before been presented to contemporary readers, are arranged according to four themes: connecting with nature, coping with circumstances, caregiving to others, and communicating for the self and others. In addition to providing biographical information on each author, the editors also explore the modern-day concept of empowerment in the experiences of these women."