02029cam a2200397 i 4500 470166353 TxAuBib 20201230120000.0 200605s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020017039 9780531130803 LIB 31.00 0531130800 LIB 31.00 TxAuBib rda Dumas, Marti,. Women in the Old West / by Marti Dumas. New York, NY : Children's Press, An imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2021. 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier true book, A True book Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: A crossing of cultures -- Heading West -- Women's work -- Power in the law -- Women and the myth of the Old West. Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West. Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, or gold miners. They met Mexican and Native American women who already lived in the territory. They were later joined by Japanese and Chinese immigrant women. All these women faced hardship and an unfamiliar life as they fought for their rights, their freedom, and their land in the American West. This book tells their story. Grade 3-4. Age 8-9. 20210108. lac. Women pioneers West (U.S.) History Juvenile literature. Women West (U.S.) History Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S) Juvenile literature. West (U.S) History Juvenile literature. A true book. True book.