Amelia Stone Quinton and the Women's National Indian Association: A Legacy of Indian Reform

by Valerie Sherer Mathes

This first full account of Amelia Stone Quinton (1833-1926) and the organization she cofounded, the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA), offers a nuanced insight into the intersection of gender, race, religion, and politics in our shared history. Author Valerie Sherer Mathes shows how Quinton, like Helen Hunt Jackson, was a true force for reform and progress who was nonetheless constrained by the assimilationist convictions of her time.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806180277
• ISBN13: 9780806180274
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"