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Diaries And Reminiscences Of Women On The Oregon Trail: A Study In Consciousness, Amy Kesselman
Diaries And Reminiscences Of Women On The Oregon Trail: A Study In Consciousness, Amy Kesselman
Dissertations and Theses
This study is an attempt to discover how women participating in the mid-nineteenth century migration to Oregon viewed the westward journey and themselves in relationship to it. It is not a survey of the responses of all women in the westward movement, but, rather, an exploration of the perspective of those women who left a written record of their perceptions or recollections. The thesis focuses on the diaries and reminiscences of women travelling, primarily but not exclusively, in the years 1851-1853.
The introductory material consists of a review of the existing historical literature on women and the West, and a …
The World Of Women: Portland, Oregon, 1860-1880, Mary C. Wright
The World Of Women: Portland, Oregon, 1860-1880, Mary C. Wright
Dissertations and Theses
The primary objective of this study is to find, statistically, how the women of Portland lived out their lives. By exploring the role of ethnicity, work and family, and the inter-relationships of these variables, upon their life choices, it is hoped a picture of women will result that can be used as a base for further interpretations on the community of women and the role they play in society.
The study is based on data gathered from the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Federal Manuscript Census Schedules for the city of Portland and East Portland and utilizes a sample of 8,012 …