Examines seven idealistic women writers from England, France, Germany, and ancient Greece and their confrontation with the threat of war.

This collection of essays about women and the West is organized under the following themes: "Shaping the Western Frontier: Women in History," "From Fact to Fict

A study of American women's writings about the West between 1830 and 1930 reviews the diaries of the overland trails; letters and journals of the wives of army