New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story

by Winifred Gallagher

Book Overview

A riveting history of the American West told for the first time through the pioneering women who used the challenges of migration and settlement as opportunities to advocate for their rights, and transformed the country in the process

Between 1840 and 1910, hundreds of thousands of men and women traveled deep into the underdeveloped American West, lured by the prospect of adventure and opportunity, and galvanized by the spirit of Manifest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735223254
• ISBN13: 9780735223257
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"