Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier

by Linda Peavy, Ursula Smith

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Documents the day to day experiences of frontier life through the eyes of pioneer women who settled in the American West, enduring hardships, deprivation, and violence, and showing courage and strength in their attempts to organize homes and communities in the wilderness.

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vonze 296 reviews

Foremost, this book was great because of the old photographs. I never knew such clear, vivid day-to-day photographs of pioneer women existed. I would have bought it just for the photos, honestly. It also has great information and primary sources from diaries of pioneer women. I learned a lot about their daily tasks. The section on childbirth in the wilderness was a first for me, but answered questions I've always wanted to know! I think it's a must for anyone wanting to learn about or research women in the wild west.

Feb 6, 2014

Fourborne 31 reviews

Pioneer women who moved to the west. They tell how they endure the many hardships. Excepts are taken from their journals.

May 1, 2007