Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / Nancy Bunge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunge, Nancy L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women pioneers--Wisconsin--Biography.

Women pioneers.

Missionaries' spouses--Wisconsin--Biography.

Missionaries' spouses.

Ojibwa Indians--Missions--Wisconsin--History--19th century.

Ojibwa Indians.

Frontier and pioneer life--Wisconsin.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Women--Education--United States--Case studies.

Women.

Wisconsin--Ethnic relations--History--19th century.

Wisconsin.

Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894.

Wheeler, Harriet Wood.

Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894--Correspondence.

Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816-1894--Family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Woman in the Wilderness is a collection of letters written between 1832 and 1892 to and by an American woman, Harriet Wood Wheeler. Harriet's letters reveal her experiences with actors and institutions that played pivotal roles in the history of American women: the nascent literate female work force at the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts; the Ipswich Female Seminary, which was one of the first schools for women teachers; women's associations, especially in churches; and the close and enduring ties that characterized women's relationships in the late nineteenth century. <B

Contents:

Preparation for the journey

The reality of mission life

Building a home alone in the forest

Standing with the Ojibwe against removal and smallpox

Struggling against sickness

Harriet's children

Life without a mission.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62895-145-1

1-60917-203-5

OCLC:

774285425