In, Out, and Beyond: Dislocation, Contamination and the Redemptive Power of Womanhood in California, In-doors and Out by Eliza W. Farnham, 1856

Eliza W. Farnham (1815-1864) was the first woman migrant to publish a book on California. Her 1856 account offers a unique insight into the early and essentially male phase of California’s settlement, as well as a complex narrative of personal adaptation to a new environment. Its vivid and at times...

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Main Author: Claire Sorin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2019-09-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/12474
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