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FRONTIER P L A C E : G E N D E R M A TT E R S
As cataclysmic as this finding is, it was not universal, meaning it did
not apply to other situations. Only in the W e st did white women find
the right blend of circumstance allowing them to adjust their attitudes.
This would not prove to be the case with all groups of "others" that
westering women encountered on the American f r ontier.
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