Female Frontier: A Comparative View of Women on the Prairie and the Plains - Hardcover

Riley, Glenda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0700603549 ISBN 13: 9780700603541

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 1988

Synopsis

This book introduces the important concepts of a female frontier. It gives us a new understanding of western women's shared experiences and of the full implications of the participation in America's westward movement.

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Review

"Riley's thesis is that it is neither plains nor prairie as such that structured the frontierswoman's life, but rather that the traditional female patterns of domesticity, motherhood, and social responsibilities followed her to her new western home, whether that be crude sod or town frame. . . . The reader learns in detail of everyday life for women of these areas. . . . This is a valuable contribution to the literature. . . . The notes alone would be worth the price of the book. . ."--Colorado Libraries

"What a wealth of information Riley has included in her book! If you want to know about almost any subject concerning frontier women, this book will quickly summarize existing knowledge and, through extensive footnotes, tell you where to go for more."--Minnesota History

"Riley argues for the existence of a women's frontier, coexistent with, though quite different from, a men's frontier. This is an important book, well researched and clearly written."--Nebraska History

"This beautifully researched study is part of an important new trend in western historiography. In intriguing and revealing detail, Riley demonstrates that while pioneer men's lives were characterized by variety, women's were marked by sameness and consistency."--Elliott West, author of The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

"A vivid portrait of women's domestic, occupational, and civic activities . . . and a valuaable elaboration of important themes."--Gerald W. McFarland, author of A Scattered People: An American Family Moves West

-What a wealth of information Riley has included in her book! If you want to know about almost any subject concerning frontier women, this book will quickly summarize existing knowledge and, through extensive footnotes, tell you where to go for more.---Minnesota History

-Riley argues for the existence of a women's frontier, coexistent with, though quite different from, a men's frontier. This is an important book, well researched and clearly written.---Nebraska History

-This beautifully researched study is part of an important new trend in western historiography. In intriguing and revealing detail, Riley demonstrates that while pioneer men's lives were characterized by variety, women's were marked by sameness and consistency.---Elliott West, author of The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

-A vivid portrait of women's domestic, occupational, and civic activities . . . and a valuaable elaboration of important themes.---Gerald W. McFarland, author of A Scattered People: An American Family Moves West

-A major comparative frontier study. . . . New information on women's lives in the West.---Sandra L. Myres, author of Westering Women and the Frontier Experience

"A major comparative frontier study. . . . New information on women's lives in the West."--Sandra L. Myres, author of Westering Women and the Frontier Experience

From the Back Cover

This book gives a comparative view of women on the prairie and the plains.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700603549
• ISBN 13: 9780700603541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292