Women Writers of the American West, 1833–1927 recovers the names and works of hundreds of women who wrote about the American West during the nineteenth and ea

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

This striking array of stories, essays, and poems reflects women’s experiences in the American West. Though the tales they tell reflect a variety of viewpoint

Women Writers in the United States is a celebration of the many forms of work - written and social, tangible and intangible - produced by American women. Furthe

More than 140 period photographs and excerpts from letters, diaries, books, and journals provide insight into daily life in the American West for women in the n