Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West |
Publication Information
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Author: Miller, Brandon Marie |
Illustrator: |
Title: Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Lerner |
City: Minneapolis |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8225-1730-2 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Primary documents (e.g., journal entries, letters, song lyrics) are woven into a description of the women on the old west and their lives. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Reading Group members agreed that this book makes history "come alive." The women portrayed are strong and independent. Students might keep journals about their own journeys, hardships, or family stories. Teachers may want to use this text to explore how women's roles change with economic necessity in conjunction with Rosie the Riveter. Students might want to compare "housework" then and now or to contrast perceptions of men, women, and children to the Westward Expansion (using other titles like Sarah Plain and Tall, Aurora Means Dawn; perhaps reading some Willa Cather aloud). |
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