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Selections from Autobiography of a Fox woman, 1925

Selections from Autobiography of a Fox woman, 1925

Title

Selections from Autobiography of a Fox woman, 1925

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.

Creator

Michelson, Truman

Publisher

Government Printing Office
State Historical Society of Iowa

Date

1925
2006-11

Rights

Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.

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/