Selections from Autobiography of a Fox woman, 1925
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Selections from Autobiography of a Fox woman, 1925
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Description
The Native American woman featured in this 1925 document asked to remain anonymous. She married when at age 19 years old and outlived two husbands, then became an influential woman in her tribe. Her community considered her a wise elder.
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The title of this life story, told to an interviewer, is Autobiography of a Fox Woman; it was chosen by the publisher after the name given to her tribe by the United States government. Its subject was actually part of the Meskwaki tribe. Clues in this document suggest that the anonymous woman lived on the Meskwaki settlement in Tama, Iowa.
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The title of this life story, told to an interviewer, is Autobiography of a Fox Woman; it was chosen by the publisher after the name given to her tribe by the United States government. Its subject was actually part of the Meskwaki tribe. Clues in this document suggest that the anonymous woman lived on the Meskwaki settlement in Tama, Iowa.
Creator
Michelson, Truman
Publisher
Government Printing Office
State Historical Society of Iowa
Date
1925
2006-11
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Relation
Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap/discovery.shtml
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
Text
Autobiographies
Identifier
166351812
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/