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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Women on the Texas Frontier
When we include the native women, the Tejanas, the Germans, and the many women of multiple nationalities who migrated to rural areas to stand by their men, or to stand without a man, how does that revise the perception of male Anglo-dominated glory and legendary heroes? Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Uncategorized
Tagged frontier, historical memory, history, Texas
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Young Women’s Diaries as Primary Sources for Rural Women’s History
Young Women’s Diaries as Primary Sources for Rural Women’s History Rachel Kleinschmidt My name is Rachel Kleinschmidt and I have been a member of the Rural Women’s Studies Association (RWSA) since 2009. My work has focused on unmarried women in … Continue reading
Posted in Sources in Rural Women's History
Tagged family farms, girlhood, history, primary sources
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