The Hidden half : studies of Plains Indian women

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The Hidden half : studies of Plains Indian women

Patricia Albers, Beatrice Medicine

University Press of America, c1983

  • : pbk.

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Consists chiefly of papers presented at a symposium entitled The Role and status of women in Plains Indian cultures, held in 1977, at the Plains Conference, Lincoln, Neb

Includes bibliographies

Contents of Works

  • Introduction: new perspectives on Plains Indian women / Patricia Albers
  • Beasts of burden and menial slaves / Katherine Weist
  • The shackles of tradition / Alice Kehoe
  • Male/female task differentiation among the Hidatsa / Janet Spector
  • Women's work / Mary Jane Schneider
  • The role of Sioux women in the production of ceremonial objects / Patricia Albers, Beatrice Medicine
  • The political-economy of gender / Alan Klein
  • Sioux women in transition / Patricia Albers
  • Male and female in traditional Lakota culture / Raymond Demallie
  • "Warrior women", sex role alternatives for Plains Indian women / Beatrice Medicine

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