women pioneers

Describes the lives of some women who became known during the western expansion in nineteenth century America.

Rhyming verse chronicles the life of Charley Parkhurst, an orphan who grew up to become a legendary stagecoach driver, and whose death revealed a surprising secret.

Offers the writings and recollections of thirteen Anglo women who traveled to the American West in the 1840s, taken from their letters and diaries, and reflecting the political, social, and economic forces of the era.

Describes some of the famous women of the nineteenth-century American West including Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie Oakley, Maggie Brown, and Calamity Jane.

A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl.

Presents the letters of a woman who made a life for herself and her daughter by homesteading in Wyoming in the early years of the twentieth century.

The story of the women who traveled to Oregon 150 years ago. Includes a guide to historical sites along the Oregon Trail that recognize women's history.