It is about understanding why things are the way they are in American society. It's about learning who we are as women and how women helped settle the West. It's about the interaction between women and the historical dominance of men. Women's lives and stories have often been omitted from history books, particularly texts used in school during my 1950s-60s childhood. Voices of women from the past don't often sing the same tune.
Men exhibit different traits as do women.
Butruille's conclusions reflect our time and place in history. She reveals the power and significance of Indian women. Women in California's Gold Rush enjoyed more power than her Eastern sisters. Butruille dons the personae of Marie Suize Pantalon and brings her story to life. She acts out the story for college classes and speaking engagements.