Woman in the Wilderness: Letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, Missonary Wife, 1832-1892

by Nancy Bunge

Woman in the Wilderness is a collection of letters written between 1832 and 1892 to and by an American woman, Harriet Wood Wheeler.
Harriet's letters reveal her experiences with actors and institutions that played pivotal roles in the history of American women: the nascent literate female work force at the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts; the Ipswich Female Seminary, which was one of the first schools for women teachers; women's associations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870139789
• ISBN13: 9780870139789
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.0"