Peavy, Linda S.
New York, N.Y. : Smithmark Publishers, 1996.
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Notes:

• A Saraband book.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index.
• The journey west: Pioneer women on the move — A home in the west: Pioneer women settling in — Behind closed doors: Pioneer women and family dynamics — The work of women’s hands: Pioneer women in action — Molders and shapers: Pioneer women as community builders.
• A rare look at frontier life through the eyes of the pioneer women who settled the American West. The hardships they endured and the making of homes and communities are vividly described. Included are Native American women, as well as Calamity Jane and Carry Nation.

Subjects:

• Women pioneers — West (U.S.)
• Women pioneers — West (U.S.) — Pictorial works.
• Frontier and pioneer life — West (U.S.)
• Pioneers — West (U.S.)
• West (U.S.) — Social life and customs.

Requested by DeVries, J.