Army Wives On The Frontier | Presidio

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Often overlooked in the history of the West, Army wives were sharp observers of life on the frontier.

MacArthur Fellowship award winner Dr. Patty Limerick examines how women provided a crucial view on race relations in the 19th Century West in the Presidio Trust’s Contemporary Historians at the Presidio: Voices and Views lecture series. Admission is free.

The lecture, titled “Witnessing War: Army Wives as Undercover Observers of the 19th Century West,” will explore how autobiographies and memoirs written by the wives of officers provide a distinct and illuminating view of the West.

Witnessing War: Army Wives as Undercover Observers of the 19th Century West
Date: 10/13/2011
Golden Gate Club
135 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129
Cost: FREE

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