Native American women leaders : fourteen profiles / Edward J. Rielly.

"There is insufficient recognition given to Native American women, many of whom have made enormous contributions to their respective tribal nations and to the broader United States. The 14 women whose stories are recounted in this book are representative of the countless Native American women who ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rielly, Edward J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Subjects:
Indigenous women > United States > Biography.
Indigenous activists > United States > Biography.
Indigenous civic leaders > United States > Biography.
Women in public life > United States > Biography.
Indiennes d'Amérique > États-Unis > Biographies.
Activistes indiens d'Amérique > États-Unis > Biographies.
Leaders indiens d'Amérique > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes dans la vie publique > États-Unis > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
Indian activists.
Indian civic leaders.
Indian women.
Women in public life.
United States.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Mary Musgrove (ca. 1700
  • ca. 1764)
  • Molly Ockett (ca. 1740
  • 1816)
  • Louisa Keyser (Dat So La Lee) (ca. 1850
  • 1925)
  • Susette La Flesche (Inshtatheamba, Bright Eyes) (1854
  • 1903)
  • Zitkala-Ša (Gertrude Simmons, Gertrude Bonnin) (1876
  • 1938)
  • Annie Dodge Wauneka (1910
  • 1997)
  • Kathryn Jones Harrison (b. 1924)
  • Ladonna Vita Crawford Harris (b. 1931)
  • Wilma Mankiller (1945
  • 2010)
  • Janine Pease (Janine Pease Pretty-on-Top) (b. 1949)
  • Joy Harjo (b. 1951)
  • Debra Anne Haaland (b. 1960)
  • Sharice Lynnette Davids (b. 1980)
  • Chelsey Luger (b. 1987).