Renee M Laegreid

Women on the North American Plains - Plains Histories Renee M Laegreid

Brief Description: "The first comprehensive work highlighting the diversity of women's experiences on the North American Plains; twelve essays present women's perspectives from prehistory to the present, across the northern, central, and southern plains"--Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Renee M. Laegreid, associate professor of history at Hastings College in Nebraska, specializes in women's and gender history in the West. Sandra K. Mathews is professor of history at Nebraska Wesleyan University, specializing in the U. S. West, Comparative Borderlands, and American Indian History. Table of Contents: Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- In the Absence of Trees and Women's Voices: A Plainsword / Joan M. Jensen -- Introduction to the Collection / Renee M. Laegreid -- Part I. The Northern Plains -- Sacagawea, a Vignette / Renee M. Laegreid -- Introduction to the Northern Plains / Elaine Lindgren -- 1. Living with the Land -- Women on the Northern Plains to 1803 / Sandra K. Mathews, Renee M. Laegreid -- 2. Glimpsing the Lives of Women on the Northern Great Plains, 1803-1862 -- Sources and Perspectives / Gretchen A. Albers -- 3. Willing Challengers -- Women's Experiences on the Northern Plains, 1862-1930 / Andrea G. Radke-Moss -- 4. Place, Gender, Ethnicity, and the Role of the Nation in the Lives of Northern Plains Women / Sarah R. Payne -- Part II. The Central Plains -- Mari Sandoz, a Vignette / Shannon D. Smith -- Introduction to the Central Plains / Roger Davis -- 5. Mothers, Cultivators, and Traders -- Central Plains Indigenous Women to 1803 / Rebecca Bales -- 6. Poor old thing, I hope she is 'comph' at last -- Crossing Gender Boundaries and Identities on the Great Plains, 1850-1990 / Peter Boag -- 7. Mormon Women at Winter Quarters / Dee Garceau -- 8. Riding the Winds of Change -- Education and Activism on the Central Plains, 1930 to the Present / Renee M. Laegreid -- Part III. The Southern Plains -- Frieda, a Vignette / Sandra Scofield -- Introduction to the Southern Plains / Sandra J. McBride -- 9. Patricia de la Garza de Leon, Spanish/Texan Pioneer / Caroline Castillo Crimm -- 10. Killing Winged Celia -- Gender, Race, and Culture in the Southern Plains / Donna L. Akers -- 11. Civilizations of the Southern Plains, 1862-1930 / Jean Stuntz -- 12. Risky Business -- Southern Plains Women and the Tradition of Place / Linda W. Reese -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-326) and index.; The first comprehensive work highlighting the diversity of women's experiences on the North American Plains;twelve essays present women's perspectives from prehistory to the present, across the northern, central, and southern plains--Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: The first comprehensive view of women on the North American Plains, these essays explore the richness, variety, and complexity of their experiences. From prehistory to the present, the Great Plains have played a significant role in the lives of women who moved to or across them, cleaving to cultural ideas and patterns while adapting to the rigors of the region. Twelve essays--arranged chronologically within sub-regions--draw upon innovative theoretical and methodological approaches, including gender/transgender studies, decolonization of Native peoples, and the influence of nation states. Richly grounded in the particular, these essays also contextualize the stories of specific women and locales within larger social, political, and economic trends. Individually and collectively, they reveal the intricate relations that tie together people and place. Here are long-needed perspectives on the diverse lives of women who have been--and who continue to be--too often ignored in wider histories of the Plains. Review Citations:

Choice 11/01/2012 (EAN 9780896727281, Paperback)

Choice 11/01/2012 (EAN 9780896727335, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Laegreid, Renee M Renee M. Laegreid, associate professor of history at Hastings College in Nebraska, specializes in women's and gender history in the West. Contributor Bio:  Mathews, Sandra K Sandra K. Mathews is a professor of History at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln. Contributor Bio:  Jensen, Joan M Joan M. Jensen is the author of eleven books and more than fifty articles on United States history, including "Promise to the Land: Essays on Rural Women" and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated "Loosening the" "Bonds: Mid-Atlantic Farm Women, 1750-1850."