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Author Riley, Glenda, 1938-

Title The female frontier : a comparative view of women on the prairie and the plains / Glenda Riley.

Publication Info. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1989?]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  978.02 R573F    Check Shelf
Description x, 299 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents The female frontier : definitions, interpretations, and images -- A profile of frontierswomen on the prairie and the Plains -- Home and hearth on the prairie -- Home and hearth on the Plains -- Employment and income production on the prairie -- Employment and income production on the Plains -- Community participation on the prairie -- Community participation on the Plains -- The female frontier on the prairie and on the Plains.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 211-281.
Note Includes index.
Subject Women pioneers -- Great Plains -- History.
Women pioneers -- Middle West -- History.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Great Plains.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West.
Prairies -- Middle West -- History.
West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs.
Indexed Term United States Western states Women Frontier life, 1850-1880
ISBN 0700604243
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