Life Story: Sacagawea
The story of the young Shoshone woman who assisted Lewis and Clark during their expedition through the Louisiana Territory.
Settling Texas
A document that records an American woman’s petition for a land grant from Mexico.
White Settler Women
Excerpts from a travel journal that illustrate what life was like for the earliest women settlers in the western territories.
Daughters of Erin in America
An excerpt from an account of the War of 1812 shows how Irish immigrant women contributed to their new nation.
Life in the Arizona Territory
The diary of a schoolteacher who worked in a remote town in the Arizona Territory.
Life Story: Polly Bemis
The story of a Chinese immigrant who became a pioneer in Idaho.
Life Story: Mary Ellen Pleasant
The story of a Black entrepreneur who made her fortune in the West.
Indigenous Resistance to Relocation
A speech by an Omaha activist about the government’s forcible removal of Indigenous tribes.
Page Act, 1875
Excerpt from the Page Act, which almost completely banned Chinese women immigrants.
Exodusters
A quilt and illustration that depicts the experiences of Black pioneers.
