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A Stranger in Her Native Land: Alice Fletcher and the American Indians
Contributor(s): Mark, Joan T. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0803281560     ISBN-13: 9780803281561
Publisher: Bison Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1989
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Annotation: Called "Her Majesty" because of her resemblance to Queen Victoria and known as "the measuring woman" among the Indians whose land allotments she administered, Alice Fletcher (1838-1923) commanded respect from both friend and foe. She was the foremost woman anthropologist in the United States in the nineteenth century and instrumental in the adoption of the policy of severalty that dominated Indian affairs in the 1880s. This is the full and intimate story of a woman who, as she grew in understanding of Indian ways, came to recognize that she was the one who was alien, a stranger in her native land.


Joan Mark recreates the long and active life of Alice Fletcher from diaries, correspondence, and other records, placing her achievements for the first time in a feminist perspective. Sustained by a sense of mission, Alice Fletcher challenged her society's definition of what women could be and do.


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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
Dewey: B
LCCN: 87-30201
Lexile Measure: 1380(Not Available)
Series: Women in the West
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.14" W x 9.1" L (1.58 lbs) 428 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/06/1989
 
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Called "Her Majesty" because of her resemblance to Queen Victoria and known as "the measuring woman" among the Indians whose land allotments she administered, Alice Fletcher (1838-1923) commanded respect from both friend and foe. She was the foremost woman anthropologist in the United States in the nineteenth century and instrumental in the adoption of the policy of severalty that dominated Indian affairs in the 1880s. This is the full and intimate story of a woman who, as she grew in understanding of Indian ways, came to recognize that she was the one who was alien, a stranger in her native land.

Joan Mark recreates the long and active life of Alice Fletcher from diaries, correspondence, and other records, placing her achievements for the first time in a feminist perspective. Sustained by a sense of mission. Alice Fletcher challenged her society's definition of what women could be and do.
 
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