women pioneers

Examines the roles that pioneer women played in the west, and describes the hardships they endured, challenges they faced, and more.

Eighteen-year-old Callie Wade, along with her father, brother, and sister Rose, set off from Independence, Missouri in 1859 as part of a wagon train headed for California, and experience loss, hope, and love along the way.

A collection of interviews with forty-seven women about frontier life in Colorado. Explores such topics as medical care, family life, work, and childbirth.

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

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

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.

Traces the history of women's experiences in the California gold rush. Includes letters, journals, and memoirs.

Collection of poems by the author about the history of Washington State and the lives of pioneer women.