{"product_id":"women-in-the-american-west-laura-woodworth-ney-9781598840506","title":"Women in the American West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis engaging narrative synthesizes more than 20 years of historical writing on the history of women in the American West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years after many Western historians first turned their attention toward women, \u003ci\u003eWomen in the American West\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes the development of women's history in the region, introduces readers to current thinking on the real experiences of Western women, and explores their influence on the course of expansion and development since the 19th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen in the American West\u003c\/i\u003e offers vivid portrayals of women as pioneers, prostitutes, teachers, disguised soldiers, nurses, entrepreneurs, immigrants, and ordinary citizens caught up in extraordinary times. Organized chronologically, each chapter emphasizes important themes central to gender and women's history, including women's mobility, women at home, wage labor, immigration, marriage, political participation, and involvement in wars at home and abroad. With this revealing volume, readers will see that women had a far more profound effect on the course of history in the Western United States than is commonly thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Woodworth-Ney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598840509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598840506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.37w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2008 pg. 172","brand":"Laura Woodworth-Ney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807011229951,"sku":"9781598840506","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_045d1d88-701e-4d0b-82c4-ab173449afc5.jpg?v=1745378307","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/women-in-the-american-west-laura-woodworth-ney-9781598840506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}