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A study of American Indian women's autobiographies demonstrates their distinct status as literature, analyzing important works in the genre and examining their cultural and political significance. Includes a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of American Indian women's autobiographies and biographies, and of works by and about American Indian women.
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From the 17th century to the present, over 100 entries offer biographical information and bibliographies for further research on women who were or are: political activists, filmmakers, professionals, performers, traders, warriors, spiritual leaders, scholars, educators, writers, and artists.
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Containing biographical sketches of approximately 270 Native American women, this book shows the many important roles they occupy in both contemporary and traditional culture. Arranged alphabetically, entries describe the contributions of Native women in fields like law, medicine, art, and education. Appendixes list entries by areas of specialization, decades of birth, state or province, and tribal affiliation. A selected bibliography is also included....
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In this edited volume, Theda Perdue, a nationally known expert on Indian history and southern women's history, offers a rich collection of biographical essays on Native American women. From Pocahontas, a Powhatan woman of the seventeenth century, to Ada Deer, the Menominee woman who headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1990s, the essays span four centuries. Each one recounts the experiences of women from vastly different cultural traditions--the...
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