• Looking up at the Gateway Arch

    Jefferson

    National Expansion Memorial Missouri

Women's History

Courage And Sacrifice
Entrepreneurship
Self Reliance
A Woman Of Many Talents
Grace And Refinement
Despair And Loneliness
An Air Of Pride And Dignity In Harsh Times
Her History In The Present

 

INTRODUCTION

 
Intro

The 19th -century woman of the American Frontier embodied similar characteristics to those of women you may know in and around your own personal life.

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Image Credits:
(Crop) Rural Life in [Nebraska]
Photograph shows the Laulerman family in front of their sod house.
Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

(Crop) Coburg, Nebraska, 1884-85
Photograph shows family group standing in front of sod house.
Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

(Crop) Dry Valley Near Comstock Nebraska
Photograph shows the George O. Waters family in front of their sod house.
Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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Did You Know?

Cartoon grouse

The Lewis and Clark expedition sent back animals to President Jefferson from Ft. Mandan.  Four magpies, a prairie dog, and a sharptailed grouse were sent back with Corporal Warfington. Unfortunately, only the prairie dog and one magpie survived the arduous journey. Learn more about the journey here. More...