LEADER 02883nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910813659003321 005 20240416204837.0 010 $a1-62895-145-1 010 $a1-60917-203-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065475 035 $a(EBL)1672281 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000552286 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11387342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000552286 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10564088 035 $a(PQKB)10856227 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338201 035 $a(OCoLC)774285425 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9406 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338201 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10514592 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065475 100 $a20100208d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWoman in the wilderness $eletters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 /$fNancy Bunge 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87013-978-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreparation for the journey -- The reality of mission life -- Building a home alone in the forest -- Standing with the Ojibwe against removal and smallpox -- Struggling against sickness -- Harriet's children -- Life without a mission. 330 $aWoman in the Wilderness is a collection of letters written between 1832 and 1892 to and by an American woman, Harriet Wood Wheeler. Harriet's letters reveal her experiences with actors and institutions that played pivotal roles in the history of American women: the nascent literate female work force at the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts; the Ipswich Female Seminary, which was one of the first schools for women teachers; women's associations, especially in churches; and the close and enduring ties that characterized women's relationships in the late nineteenth century.