Pioneer Women

Never before has there been such a detailed portrait of women's courage. Here are the stories of wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, immigrants, homesteaders and circuit riders. And their recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, Indian raids, cowboy shootouts, blizzards and more. Photos.

Contents

Introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Foreword

PART ONE

1. To the Stars Through the Wilderness: The Journey

2. Homes of Puncheon, Homes of Sod: The Settlement

3. Aprons and Plows: Daily Life on the Prairie

PART TWO

4. Days of Valor: Fighting the Wild

5. Days of Darkness: Fighting the Elements

6. The Clashing of Cultures: Indians

PART THREE

7. A Social People

8. A Prairie Childhood

9. Classrooms and Schoolmarms

10. The Frontier Church

PART FOUR

11. The Frontier Town

12. The Cow Town

13. The Immigrant Community: Victoria

PART FIVE

14. The Wounds of War

15. The Woman Crusaders: Temperance and Suffrage

Appendix: Guide to the Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories

Bibliography

Index