Women of the West

by Dorothy Gray

Book Overview

The independent-minded western woman was often eclipsed in popular literature by sensations like Calamity Jane and Belle Starr. Dorothy Gray looks at the actual lives of women who made their own way out west.

Starting with Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark, Women of the West gives a historical overview of various pioneers: Narcissa Whitman, trailblazer to Oregon and missionary to the Indians; Esther Morris and Carrie Chapman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803270739
• ISBN13: 9780803270732
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring and fascinating

This is a great book, well researched and beautifully written. Reading about these women didn't feel like reading a history book. Their stories rise to another level. I couldn't put the book down. A few of the women profiled are well known, but most of them have been ignored by the history books. However, they are all inspiring for what they accomplished in an era when women were second class citizens. They were writers, cattle ranchers, politicians, slaves, entrepreneurs. They were brave, tough, and resourceful. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the old west, in women's history, or American studies.