Plains Woman: The Diary of Martha Farnsworth, 1882–1922 (A Midland Book)

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Book

Authors

ISBN 10

0253204801

ISBN 13

9780253204806

Tags

State & Local, Military, Women in History, Women's Studies

Description

Among the numerous diaries published recently as scholars probe women’s history, Farnsworth’s is a real find." ―Sally MitchellThe publication now of books like Martha Farnsworth’s has contributed to radical revisions of women’s history and reassessment of women’s skills as writers." ―Elizabeth Hampsten... superb edition of the diary of Kansas pioneer Martha Farnsworth... a fact-filled, revealing account of an extraordinary-but-ordinary woman... " ―American Quarterly... the inside story of a women’s life in the middle of America... " ―Bloomsbury ReviewA Kansas teacher, housewife, photographer, and suffragist, Martha Farnsworth compulsively recorded her life in middle America during a period of tremendous social and cultural change. - from Amzon

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