{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-women-in-the-american-west","title":"Encyclopedia of Women in the American West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick ′Additional Materials′ for downloadable samples\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a sound purchase for college and university libraries with women′s studies or American West programs as well as for large public libraries.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e--BOOKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is the first encyclopedia to focus on this neglected group. . . . There is a clear need for this encyclopedia . . . recommended for academic and public libraries and all libraries with a special interest in the western region and women′s studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e--LIBRARY JOURNAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A highly educational and enlightening resource, the \u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Women in the American West\u003c\/b\u003e is a core recommendation for academic and public library American Western History Studies and Women′s Studies reference collections, as well as an invaluable resource for writers and non-specialist general readers with an interest in studying women′s experiences and contributions to American society and culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e--THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnites the American West and Women′s History \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican women have followed their \"manifest destiny\" since the 1800′s, moving West to homestead, found businesses, author novels and write poetry, practice medicine and law, preach and perform missionary work, become educators, artists, judges, civil rights activists, and many other important roles spurred on by their strength, spirit, and determination. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Women of the American West\u003c\/b\u003e captures the lives of more than 150 women who made their mark from the mid-1800s to the present, contextualizing their experiences and contributions to American society. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluding many women profiled for the first time, the encyclopedia offers immense value and interest to practicing historians as well as students and the lay public.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultidisciplinary and Multicultural \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCowgirls, ranchers, authors, poets, artists, judges, doctors, educators, and reformers--although these women took many different paths, they are united in their role in history, fighting not only for women′s rights, but equal rights for all in this rich and promised land.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Women in the American West\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles the work of Native American activists such as Mildred Imach Cleghorn, and Sarah Winnemucca, the champion of rights of indigenous peoples who established Nevada′s first school for Native Americans in 1884.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe encyclopedia also explores the stories of early ranchers. Among them is Freda Ehmann, who founded the California Ripe Olive Association where, according to her grandson, \"science and chemical exactness failed, the experience and care of a skillful and conscientious housewife succeeded.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen in the American West have long thrived in the arts. This is evidenced by the work of authors such as Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather, Amy Tan, and Linda Hasselstrom, poets such as Hildegarde Flanner, and journalist Molly Ivins. All are profiled in this comprehensive work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe arts are used to address both aesthetic and serious societal issues such as Maxine Hong Kingston′s \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a woman′s struggle with identity as a minority in American culture. Academics will appreciate a study of Ruth Underhill′s \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of a Papago Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, which deals with the role of feminist ideology in changing the discipline of anthropology during the first part of the twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen in the American West have also achieved many \"firsts\" such as Utah′s Ivy Baker Priest, the first woman to hold the office of Treasurer of the United States, and Georgia Bullock, the first woman judge in the State of California.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Many Roles of Women in the American West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Women in the American West \u003c\/b\u003ecovers nine diverse topical categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgriculture\/Ranching   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eArts and Letters   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntrepreneurs   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePioneers   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublic Performance   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen′s organizations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe West is often portrayed as a rough and tumble man′s world, but behind these men--and often independently--were women with the dreams, strength, and determination to make a difference. 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