Encyclopedia of women in the American West /

The popular stereotype of the American West is very male. Here, a team of academics provide a corrective to the traditional view by examining the lives of 150 women who made their mark from the mid-1800s to the present, contextualising their experiences and contributions to American society.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bakken, Gordon Morris, Farrington, Brenda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : SAGE, [2003]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The popular stereotype of the American West is very male. Here, a team of academics provide a corrective to the traditional view by examining the lives of 150 women who made their mark from the mid-1800s to the present, contextualising their experiences and contributions to American society.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 381 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781412950626 (ebook) :