Date of Award
Spring 8-1-2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
David Nichols
Second Advisor
Christopher Olsen
Third Advisor
Ann Short Chirhart
Abstract
Throughout the 1830s Indiana remained a state composed primarily of frontier communities. By 1860 commercialization had begun to take hold in Indiana. Analyzing women who lived in Indiana from 1800 to 1860 offers a unique insight into how women interacted in public and the marketplace in Indiana's frontier regions and how commercialization altered those interactions. Frontier life often blurred the lines between women's public and private lives. The family farm both provided for the family's needs and produced goods for the market. Indiana women participated in public life through the church and through their jobs as midwives, textile producers, teachers, and nurses.
Recommended Citation
Roman, Jennifer Nicole, "Indiana Frontier Women and Gender Relations: Applying a Different Framework" (2007). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3631.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3631
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