Assignment instructions discussion:
The definitions of gender and family were sharply contested in the nineteenth century.
In the West, newly arrived Anglo-Americans encountered very different understandings of gender among the Mexicans and Native Americans already inhabiting the area.
Examine the competing views of gender in the opening West.
Question: How did women’s roles in the West (and on the journey westward for migrants) compared to men?
Examine the competing views of gender in the opening West.How did women’s roles in the West (and on the journey westward for migrants) compared to men?
