Woman in the Wilderness : Letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, Missonary Wife, 1832-1892 EPUB
by Nancy Bunge
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<DIV><I>Woman in the Wilderness</I> is a collection of letters written between 1832 and 1892 to and by an American woman, Harriet Wood Wheeler.<BR>     Harriet's letters reveal her experiences with actors and institutions that played pivotal roles in the history of American women: the nascent literate female work force at the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts; the Ipswich Female Seminary, which was one of the first schools for women teachers; women's associations, especially in churches; and the close and enduring ties that characterized women's relationships in the late nineteenth century. <BR>     Harriet's letters also provide an intimate view of the relationships between American Indians and Euro-Americans in the Great Lakes region, where she settled with her Christian missionary husband.</DIV>
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- Publisher:Michigan State University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2010
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