Their Own Frontier

Women Intellectuals Re-Visioning the American West

Nancy J Parezo editor Shirley Anne Leckie editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Jul '08

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Discusses pioneers in the writing of Indian-centred history, ethnology, and folklore that incorporated the insights, voices, and perspectives of American Indians

The writings of the American West have long dealt with masculine ideals. This book showcases ten women intellectuals who were pioneers in the writing of Indian-centred history, ethnology, and folklore that incorporated the insights, voices, and perspectives of American Indians. It also includes individual biographies describing their struggles.The writings of the American West have long dealt with masculine ideals. Well into the twentieth century, what little attention was afforded to women typically reflected prescribed or stereotyped roles, and the work of women scholars received less attention than that of men. And yet the early twentieth century saw a host of pioneering scholars who would not be ignored, erased, or marginalized.  The ten women intellectuals showcased in this volume were pioneers in the writing of Indian-centered history, ethnology, and folklore that incorporated the insights, voices, and perspectives of American Indians. These authors not only produced significant works that are still useful to modern-day scholars; they also pioneered research methods and theoretical concepts that helped lay the foundation for the new scholarship on western history, American Indian studies, and ethnohistory. Noted scholars have provided individual biographies describing the struggles and contributions these foremothers made to the creation of late twentieth-century scholarship: Annie Heloise Abel, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša), Angie Debo, Ella Cara Deloria, Isabel T. Kelly, Marjorie Ferguson Lambert, Dorothea Cross Leighton, Alice Marriott, Mari Sandoz, and Ruth Underhill.

"This volume remains a welcome corrective to numerous biographical anthologies of western historians and anthropologists that generally overlook the significant contributions of these women intellectuals."—Michael J. Lansing, Journal of American History
"The essays in this volume are uniformly well researched and well written. . . . Young scholars will do well to study these women for their insights, scholarly innovations, and courage in placing their studies above their personal comforts."—Barbara Handy-Marchello, South Dakota History
"Whether they were historians or anthropologists, these women were activists, often offering criticism of legislative policies that eroded Native sovereignty, land rights, and religious freedom. That these women's stories are now made available in a concise collection of biographies is a fortunate addition to western and Indian history, anthropology, and feminist studies."—Andrea G. Radke-Moss, Western American Literature

ISBN: 9780803229587

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 544g

414 pages