Women in the American West

Offers an expert synthesis of three decades of historical writing on the experience of women in the American West Analyzes the history of the American West from a gendered perspective that links the development of the masculine imagery of the region to national and current events Links the experience of women in the West to the unique settlement patterns of the region, including Native American migration, immigration, and non-Native homesteadingWoodworth-Ney, Laura is the author of 'Women in the American West', published 2008 under ISBN 9781598840506 and ISBN 1598840509.