Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 1846-1912
by Foote, Cheryl J.,
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : University Press of Colorado, (Niwot, Colo. :) Physical details: xviii, 198 p. : ports. ; 23 cm. ISBN:0870812157; 9780870812156.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| sw 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 978.904082 Foo (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Henry Thad Foree | 62037 |
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| 978.904 Lal Knights of the sixgun | 978.904 New New Mexico 100 years ago | 978.904 Sta The Civil War in New Mexico / | 978.904082 Foo Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 1846-1912 | 978.904092 Fre Lucien Maxwell: | 978.9040922 Poe Buckboard days | 978.9040924 Cha Legacy of honor |
"Chapter 5 of this book was first published in the fall 1990 issue of Journal of Presbyterian history"--Verso t.p.
Includes index.
Missionary wives in New Mexico --
Army wives in the Southwest, 1850-1855 --
Ellen Williams, Army laundress and nurse --
Josephine Clifford, Army wife, writer, and conservationist --
Alice Blake, mission teacher in the Southwest --
Matilda Coxe Stevenson in New Mexico.
This book sintroduces us to prtestant missionaries, army wives, nurse and laundress of the Civil War, and the first woman anthropologists of the Southwest, among others. These women participated fully on the frontier of the American Southwest. The accounts focus on heretofore little-known women who deserve recognition, based on writings overlooked by an earlier generation of historians.