Their Own Frontier: Women Intellectuals Re-Visioning the American West (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803229587)

The writings of the American West have long dealt with masculine ideals. Well into the twentieth century, what little attention was afforded to women typically reflected prescribed or stereotyped roles, and the work of women scholars received less attention than that of men. And yet the early twentieth century saw a host of pioneering scholars who would not be ignored, erased, or marginalized. The ten women intellectuals showcased in this volume were pioneers in the writing of Indian-centered history, ethnology, and folklore that incorporated the insights, voices, and perspectives of American Indians. These authors not only produced significant works that are still useful to modern-day scholars; they also pioneered research methods and theoretical concepts that helped lay the foundation for the new scholarship on western history, American Indian studies, and ethnohistory. Noted scholars have provided individual biographies describing the struggles and contributions these foremothers made to the creation of late twentieth-century scholarship: Annie Heloise Abel, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa), Angie Debo, Ella Cara Deloria, Isabel T. Kelly, Marjorie Ferguson Lambert, Dorothea Cross Leighton, Alice Marriott, Mari Sandoz, and Ruth Underhill.

Author: Shirley Anne Leckie
ISBN-10: 0803229585
ISBN-13: 9780803229587
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 414
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.05w x 0.84d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 09/12/2008 pg. 20
Choice 06/01/2009