| Description |
vi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 169-170. |
| Contents |
The Indian woman -- Wetamoo, squaw sachem of Pocasset -- Pocahontas, the savior of Jamestown -- Mary Musgrove Matthews Bosomworth, Indian empress -- Nancy Ward, beloved woman of the Cherokees -- Sacajawea, the girl guide -- Sarah Winnemucca, Army scout -- Winema, the peacemaker -- E. Pauline Johnson, Canada's famous poet -- Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Indian woman physician -- Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a modern progressive -- Roberta Campbell Lawson, leader of three million women -- Pablita Velarde, artist of the pueblos -- Maria Montoya Martinez, master artisan -- Annie Dodge Wauneka, a modern crusader -- Esther Burnett Horne, Sacajawea's great-great-granddaughter -- The Tallchief sisters, prima ballerinas -- Wilma L. Victor, educator in government -- Elaine Abraham Ramos, college vice-president. |
| Subject |
Indigenous women -- North America.
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Indians of North America -- Biography.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Biography.
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