Outrageous Women of the American Frontier

Outrageous Women

by Mary Rodd Furbee

Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history

They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily life?everything from starvation to shootouts?and made their mark in history!

Among the outrageous women you?ll meet
* Charlie Parkhurst?who disguised herself as a man, drove a stagecoach for twenty years, and was probably the first American woman to vote
* Bridget "Biddy" Mason?a former slave who gained her freedom in the 1850s and made enough money to set up several homes for the homeless, sick, and old
* Gertrudis Barcelo?Santa Fe?s "Gambling Queen" who kept her maiden name, owned her own casino, and helped the United States win the Mexican-American War
* Libbie Custer?wife of the famous general and a talented writer who chronicled her frontier adventures in books that made her a wealthy woman


Also available in the Outrageous Women series...
* Outrageous Women of Ancient Times
* Outrageous Women of Colonial America
* Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages
* Outrageous Women of the Renaissance

Genres: History, 19th Century, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[wildct2003]

Short but in depth bios of several women. Title I believe is a bit misleading: "Outrageous" is not a good fit for this collection. Pioneering, notable, important--sure. Outrageous to me denotes something "shockingly bad or excessive", although I do see a second definition "very bold, unusual, and startling" which is a better fit, especially bold and unusual.

[Janet]

Great stories of the Women in history.

[Nicole Westen]

Really loved this. Good introductory reading for about a middle school or higher grade level. Fairly well balanced in terms of minority groups covered, although the author does state in the beginning that finding information on minority women on the frontier is harder, but over all, good effort to include African Americans and Native Americans as well. No women of Asian heritage, but I hope if the author ever revisits this work in the future, she might be able to find some new information to include.

[Rad]

NO RATINGS YET? How is that even possible? This book was pretty awesome because:

1. I love women
2. I love the American Frontier
3. I love books

I mean come on now.
Anyway, if you're looking for a book with basic biographies of not-so-famous women doing OUTRAGEOUS THINGS (One-eyed Charlie is def. my favorite, for serious), then this is the book for you. If you're not, GTFO.

[Aubrey Caudill]

I enjoyed this young adult book. it was a very good snap shot of various frontier women. highly suggest for any young person wishing to learn more about our countries history.