Women of the American West

Women of the American West book cover — CHAPTER ONE Journeys in the West 4 CHAPTER TWO Women Homesteaders 14 CHAPTER THREE Professional Women 22 CHAPTER FOUR Women Reformers 28 CHAPTER FIVE Adventurous Women 36 Key Locations 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS

Women of the American West — page 1

Women of the American West — page 2 — CHAPTER ONE JOURNEYS IN THE WEST women have played an important role in the western United States For thousands of years Native women have called the West home Many still live there today They belong to tribes such as the Cheyenne Comanche Kiowa Apache Ute and Sioux Beginning in the 1800s settlers started to move onto the lands of these tribes Sacagawea was only 16 years old when she joined Lewis and Clark on journey their

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