The independent-minded western woman was often eclipsed in popular literature by sensations like Calamity Jane and Belle Starr. Dorothy Gray looks at the actual lives of women who made their own way out west. 
Starting with Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark, Women of the West gives a historical overview of various pioneers: Narcissa Whitman, trailblazer to Oregon and missionary to the Indians; Esther Morris and Carrie Chapman Catt, leaders for women’s suffrage; Susette “Bright Eyes” La Flesche, the first Indian woman to become a political advocate for her race; and Willa Cather, the first writer to transmute the experience of western women into serious literature.
Women of the West is enriched by other portraits: Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s ninth wife, who divorced him and fought against polygamy; Bethenia Owens-Adair and Anna Howard Shaw, pacesetters in medicine and the ministry; Agnes Morley Cleaveland, author of the classic No Life for a Lady (also a Bison Book); Mary “Yellin” Lease, a populist who urged farmers to “raise less corn and more hell”; the black freedom fighter Biddy Mason; and Donaldina Cameron, scourge of the Chinese slave trade.

Women of the West

Biographies & Memoirs

Gray, Dorothy

Community & Culture

Bison Books

Cover worn and sunned. Some staining on right edge. Previous owners name on FFEP.

Les Femmes Pub

In this wonderful life, many face battles that threaten to overwhelm us and those we love. Dorothy Gray's new book Finding Strength in Broken Places offers an unfailing journey to wholeness and healing.        This true-life story brings clarity and understanding to the broken pieces and broken places in our lives. As we begin to peel back the many layers of your past, your present will be revealed. You will learn how to break the cycle of generational strongholds, addictions and weaknesses that inhibit us. Finding Strength in Broken Places will inspire, empower and encourage you to never give up, give in or lose focus.

Finding Strength in Broken Places

Self-Help

Motivational

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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