women pioneers

A biography of the well-known author of "The Little House on the Prairie," describing the pioneer experiences that provided the basis for much of her writing.

Biography of Calamity Jane, who lived in the Wild West, and was friends with Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody, and is best remembered as an independent woman who could ride, shoot, drink, and cuss with the toughest of men.

Examines the lives of some of the great women of the Old West, including Native Americans, African-Americans, Spanish settlers, and pioneers; and includes photographs and engravings, a glossary, listings of important dates and people, and an index.

Presents biographical sketches of women from the period of westward expansion of the United States, including doctors, social reformers, and trailblazers.

Describes the experiences of women who went west in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Describes the work of the early women homesteaders and presents brief biographies of several women prominent in Western history, including Sacajawea, Annie Oakley, and Narcissa Whitman.

Text and photographs tell the story of pioneer women: schoolmarms, ranchers, shopkeepers, doctors, mail-order brides, as well as, Native American women.

Relates the experiences of the Texas woman who, along with her baby, survived the 1836 massacre at the Alamo.

A brief biography of the author of the Little House books which were based on her own experiences living with her family on the frontier in the late 19th century.