She wore a yellow ribbon : women soldiers and patriots of the western frontier /
Chartier, JoAnn,
She wore a yellow ribbon : women soldiers and patriots of the western frontier / JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss. - First edition - ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index.
From the earliest days of the western frontier, women heeded the call to go west along with their soldier husbands, sweethearts, and parents--but many defied the stereotype of womanhood that allowed them to fill their roles as homemakers on the frontier or disguised themselves in order to serve among the troops in the skirmishes and battles that took place as the burgeoning population of the United States surged West. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon tells the story of these women--Buffalo Soldiers, scouts, interpreters, nurses, and others--who served their country in the early frontier. Women such as Cathay Williams and Renee Arms served as Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers with the cavalry. Martha Summerhayes, a young army wife, smuggled rifles and ammunition to a regiment pinned down in a wash, and Frances Grummond took up arms at the post where her husband was killed. This book also tells the story of the many women attached to the army camps that dotted the prairies as wives, daughters, and camp followers. From young women who tried to maintain their Eastern way of life on the frontier to women like Flora Pearson Eagle, who worked as a matchmaker, bringing prospective brides to lonely military men, this new book highlights the remarkable experience of women in the early West and brings a new perspective to the story of the frontier.
0762726016 (pbk.)
2004052371
Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Women soldiers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Indian women--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Women--History.--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Biography.
West (U.S.)--History.
Biographies.
F596 / .C385 2004
978/.02/0922
She wore a yellow ribbon : women soldiers and patriots of the western frontier / JoAnn Chartier and Chris Enss. - First edition - ix, 181 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index.
From the earliest days of the western frontier, women heeded the call to go west along with their soldier husbands, sweethearts, and parents--but many defied the stereotype of womanhood that allowed them to fill their roles as homemakers on the frontier or disguised themselves in order to serve among the troops in the skirmishes and battles that took place as the burgeoning population of the United States surged West. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon tells the story of these women--Buffalo Soldiers, scouts, interpreters, nurses, and others--who served their country in the early frontier. Women such as Cathay Williams and Renee Arms served as Buffalo Soldiers and Troopers with the cavalry. Martha Summerhayes, a young army wife, smuggled rifles and ammunition to a regiment pinned down in a wash, and Frances Grummond took up arms at the post where her husband was killed. This book also tells the story of the many women attached to the army camps that dotted the prairies as wives, daughters, and camp followers. From young women who tried to maintain their Eastern way of life on the frontier to women like Flora Pearson Eagle, who worked as a matchmaker, bringing prospective brides to lonely military men, this new book highlights the remarkable experience of women in the early West and brings a new perspective to the story of the frontier.
0762726016 (pbk.)
2004052371
Women pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Women soldiers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Indian women--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Women--History.--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Biography.
West (U.S.)--History.
Biographies.
F596 / .C385 2004
978/.02/0922