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The history of the West has traditionally been presented in terms of the accomplishments of men. We now realize that women also played an essential role in the great changes that swept this country, as the West became the destinations of one of the greatest migrations in world history. Here are the stories of eight women from different backgrounds who exemplify the challenges and the opportunities women found as they participated in the westward expansion. Among them Susan Magoffin who journeyed down the Santa Fe trail; Lotta Crabtree who began her career as a child dancing in the camps of gold miners and wound up a nationally known celebrity; Bridget "Biddy" Mason who escaped slavery and eventually became one of the richest women in Los Angeles. Also featured are Susan LaFleche who championed the disregarded rights of Native Americans and Mary Tape, who fought discrimination against the Chinese that was so prevalent at the time. Into a New Country is a book rich in detail and adventure. It issure to be used repeatedly by young people interested in women's contributions to our common history.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5-9-This collection of biographies attempts to tie together the women featured by their connection of having either been born in or traveled to the American West in the 19th century. The subjects, including Omaha Indian sisters Susette and Susan LaFlesche and Katherine Ryan (aka Klondike Kate), are indeed noteworthy for their accomplishments. Former slave Biddy Mason became a prominent real-estate owner in Los Angeles and one of the first African-American women to own land in California. Mary McGladery Tape, a Chinese immigrant, fought school segregation in San Francisco. Others, however, like the actress Lotta Crabtree, grew up in the West but made their mark all over the country. Ketchum strives to show how the still-forming West shaped these people, but sometimes this attempt is strained. The women shine without the connection. The author notes in the prologue that she researched her subjects' diaries and letters, and the effort shows in the depth of characterization. Black-and-white photos add an extra dimension to their stories. A chapter on their legacies is appended. For a more wide-ranging collection, try Judy Alter's Extraordinary Women of the American West (Children's, 1999).-Carol Fazioli, formerly at The Brearley School, New York City (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
African-American entrepreneur Bridget Biddy Mason, entertainer Lotta Crabtree, and Susan LaFlesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree, are among those profiled in this collective biography. Examining the varied roles women played in the nineteenth-century western expansion, the smoothly written text is accompanied by occasional black-and-white photos of the subjects. From HORN BOOK Fall 2001, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 6^-12. Not famous leaders or men, but eight pioneer women are the heroes in this collective biography about the historic American West. In fact, readers will wonder why they didn't know about these amazing people before. Ketchum weaves the individual biographies with the general history of the time: the first woman physician in the Pacific Northwest; the Omaha Indian sisters who fought for their people's rights; the slave who demanded her freedom in California and became one of the wealthiest--and most generous--women in Los Angeles; the Chinese orphan who came to California as a child and later fought for her own children's civil rights; the Canadian woman who explored the Klondike; and more. Ketchum chose individuals who left some written records, including diaries, letters, newspaper accounts. Her narrative is clear and direct, not reverential, but certainly admiring of the brave women who went so far. --Hazel Rochman