True women & westward expansion / Adrienne Caughfield

Object Details

Contents

Domesticity and expansionism -- Cultivating the "Garden of the South-West" -- Women and Texas independence -- Fighting for the cause of civilization -- A feeling of destiny -- Slavery and expansion -- A magnificent empire -- Of politics and true womanhood

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

2005

C2005

19th century

Author

Caughfield, Adrienne 1971-

Type

Books

Physical description

xii, 178 p. ; 25 cm

Place

Texas

United States

Title

True women and westward expansion

Topic

Women pioneers--History

Frontier and pioneer life

Women--Attitudes--History

Public opinion--History

Women--Social conditions

Sex role--History

Territorial expansion

Public opinion

History

Social conditions

Record ID

siris_sil_948988

Usage

CC0