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"Women and the Myth of the American West" Topic
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Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 17 Feb 2024 5:08 p.m. PST |
"In the American imagination, the rugged, vast landscapes of the West are dotted with solitary men on horseback—cowboys, outlaws, sheriffs. But the frontier was also home to women whose stories don't match the standard Hollywood Western script. What brought women to places like California and Wyoming, and what lives could they lead there? Did Western women experience the same freedoms and adventures as their male counterparts? In advance of the "What It Means to Be American" launch event "The Women of the West," we asked historians: What opportunities did the American West offer women that they may not have had back East?…"
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JMcCarroll | 18 Feb 2024 6:20 a.m. PST |
Hope it is not another attempt of 21st century PC values used to re-write history. I hate when that happens. |
Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 18 Feb 2024 3:18 p.m. PST |
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MilEFEX3030 | 20 Feb 2024 6:26 a.m. PST |
Yo, check out Ballad of Cable Hogue for tough frontier women. But obviously, yes, most historic truths or myths were of male gunfighters/outlaws etc. Because that was actual reality/truth. Sorry, woke values don't change history. |
Tango01 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 20 Feb 2024 3:24 p.m. PST |
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