Although the essays in this volume are dated, the pictures vividly show the range of western women's activities. Peavy, Linda, and Ursula Smith. Smithmark Publishers, 1997. Readable text and many pictures make this an attractive, accessible version of recent scholarship, mostly on white women. TOP Specialized Studies Ackerman, Lillian, ed.
Indian women speak about their arts and their lives.
Prostitutes in the American West. A creative, historical study of arts from traditional basket making to modern dance as expressions of western women's creativity. Cowgirls, An Oral History. An early collection of oral histories that documents the independent, hardworking women who have always played a vital part on western ranches. Martin, Patricia Preciado.