Go West, Young Woman!

It’s Women’s History Month, a good time to remember that women, as well as men, settled the West—and recorded their experiences. Answer the following questions on excerpts from the records of 19th-century (and one early 20th-century) women.

Women Artists of the American West

What have women artists considered worthy of depiction in the U.S. West?

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Go West, Young Woman!

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Women Artists of the American West

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