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American Indian women. / by Marion E. Gridley.

Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974 (Author).

Summary:

Directs attention to the bravery, determination, and talents of American Indian women of the past and the present.

Record details

Physical Description: vi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Hawthorn Books, [1974]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170).

Formatted Contents Note:

The Indian woman -- Wetamoo, squaw sachem of Pocasset -- Pocahontas, the savior of Jamestown -- Mary Musgrove Matthews Bosomworth, Indian empress -- Nancy Ward, beloved woman of the Cherokees -- Sacajawea, the girl guide -- Sarah Winnemucca, Army scout -- Winema, the peacemaker -- E. Pauline Johnson, Canada's famous poet -- Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Indian woman physician -- Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a modern progressive -- Roberta Campbell Lawson, leader of three million women -- Pablita Velarde, artist of the pueblos -- Maria Montoya Martinez, master artisan -- Annie Dodge Wauneka, a modern crusader -- Esther Burnett Horne, Sacajawea's great-great-granddaughter -- The Tallchief sisters, prima ballerinas -- Wilma L. Victor, educator in government -- Elaine Abraham Ramos, college vice-president.