Dina Drechsel

Women on the Overland Trail: Westward Expansion Dina Drechsel

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Across the Plains, Deserts and Mountains: The Oregon and California Migrations 5 2.1. Land Rush and Gold Fever 5 2.2. Oregon - California Migrants 7 2.3. Motivations of Going West 8 3. Women Accounts of the Overland Trip 9 3.1. The Start: Preparing for the Long Journey 9 3.2. Trail Occupations and Responsibilities 11 3.3. Hardships and Concerns 13 3.4. Frontierswoman - Indian Interactions 15 3.5. The Western Nature and Landscape 17 3.6. Light at the End of Tunnel: Fulfillment of Expectations 18 4. Conclusion 20 Bibliography 21