Burnett, Robyn.

Immigrant women in the settlement of Missouri [electronic resource] / Robyn Burnett and Ken Luebbering. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005. - xiii, 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Missouri heritage readers . - Missouri heritage readers. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.

"Focuses on the lives of immigrant women in Missouri from the colonial period to the Civil War to industrialization. Draws heavily on the diaries, letters, and memoirs of immigrant women from many social classes and ethnic backgrounds and contains photographs and narratives relating to immigrant life"--Provided by publisher.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Women pioneers--History.--Missouri
Women immigrants--History.--Missouri
Women pioneers--Missouri--Biography.
Women immigrants--Missouri--Biography.
Pioneers--History.--Missouri
Immigrants--History.--Missouri
Frontier and pioneer life--Missouri.


Missouri--Social life and customs.
Missouri--Biography.
Missouri--Social life and customs--Sources.


Electronic books.

F466 / .B96 2005eb

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