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Women of the Old West

by Judy Alter · 1989

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Examines the various roles of women in the Old West, describing the living conditions and opportunities available to those women who broke the stereotypical picture of the tired settler's wife.

Subject
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Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
frontierfrontierMore like thisLess of thisAmerican WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages

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