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Author : Glenda Riley
Release : 1984
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 804/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915 by : Glenda Riley
Download or read book Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915 written by Glenda Riley. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first account of how and why pioneer women altered their self-images and their views of American Indians.
Author : Glenda Riley
Release : 2004
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Confronting Race by : Glenda Riley
Download or read book Confronting Race written by Glenda Riley. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1984, when Glenda Riley's 'Women and Indians on the Frontier' was published, it was hailed for being the first study to take into account the roles that gender, race, and class played in Indian/white relations during the westward migration. In the twenty years since, the study of those aspects of western history has exploded. Confronting Race reflects the changes in western women's history and in the author's own approach. In spite of white women's shifting attitudes toward Indians, they retained colonialist outlooks toward all peoples. Women who migrated West carried deeply ingrained images and preconceptions of themselves and racially based ideas of the non-white groups they would meet. In their letters home and in their personal diaries and journals, they perpetuated racial stereotypes, institutions, and practices. The women also discovered their own resilience in the face of the harsh demands of the West. Although most retained their racist concepts, they came to realise that women need not be passive or fearful in their interactions with Indians. Riley's sources are the diaries and journals of trail women, settlers, army wives, and missionaries, and popular accounts in ne
Author : Sandra L. Myres
Release : 1982
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 265/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915 by : Sandra L. Myres
Download or read book Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915 written by Sandra L. Myres. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains letters, journals, and reminiscences showing the impact of the frontier on women's lives and the role of women in the West.
Author : Glenda Riley
Release : 2007-01-16
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 512/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Inventing the American Woman by : Glenda Riley
Download or read book Inventing the American Woman written by Glenda Riley. This book was released on 2007-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first edition of this groundbreaking survey of U.S. women’s history first appeared in 1986, no one could have predicted its spectacular success and widespread support—or the vast proliferation of women’s history courses in the nation’s high schools, colleges, and universities. Informed by the generous feedback of many of “Inventing"’s loyal users—student readers and instructors from every region of the nation—the fourth edition of Glenda Riley’s dynamic text remains the most inclusive, accessible, and affordable choice as a core text for the Women’s History course, as well as useful supplementary reading for courses in Women’s Studies and the U.S. survey. Completely up to date, with expanded coverage of women in the military, sports, women’s healthcare, divorce, and women of color—especially Spanish-speaking, American Indian, African American, and Asian American women—this well-balanced, interpretive account portrays the myriad of women’s experiences as they shaped and were shaped by American history, and redounds as a remarkable feat of insight and inclusion. As always, each volume features a stunning photographic essay, a visual account from the colonial era to the present.
Author : Glenda Riley
Release : 1999-01-01
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 758/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women and Nature by : Glenda Riley
Download or read book Women and Nature written by Glenda Riley. This book was released on 1999-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before Rachel Carson?s fight against pesticides placed female environmental activists in the national spotlight, women were involved in American environmentalism. In Women and Nature: Saving the "Wild" West, Glenda Riley calls for a reappraisal of the roots of the American conservation movement. This thoroughly researched study of women conservationists provides a needed corrective to the male-dominated historiography of environmental studies. The early conservation movement gained much from women?s widespread involvement. Florence Merriam Bailey classified the birds of New Mexico and encouraged appreciation of nature and concern for environmental problems. Ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice published widely on Oklahoma birds. In 1902 Mary Knight Britton established the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America. Women also stimulated economic endeavors related to environmental concerns, including nature writing and photography, health spas and resorts, and outdoor clothing and equipment. From botanists, birders, and nature writers to club-women and travelers, untold numbers of women have contributed to the groundswell of support for environmentalism.
