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Buffalo Gals: Women of the Old West

Publication Information
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:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

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).

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet History > time period > 19th Century
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > frontier
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > homesteading
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > pioneers
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women
bullet Work > occupations > farming
bullet Communities > farms


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