So you think you know the history of women in the West?
Think again.
Join Pamela Fagan Hutchins and Wendy Voorsanger as they discuss Wendy's Prospects of a Woman, the history of women in the west, and much more, on Wine Women & Writing.
Elisabeth Parker comes to California from Massachusetts in 1849 with her new husband, Nate, to reunite with her father, who’s struck gold on the American River. But she soon realizes her husband is not the man she thought―and neither is her father, who abandons them shortly after they arrive. As Nate struggles with his sexuality, Elisabeth is forced to confront her preconceived notions of family, love, and opportunity. She finds comfort in corresponding with her childhood friend back home, writer Louisa May Alcott, and spending time in the company of a mysterious California. Armed with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance, she sets out to determine her role in building the West, even as she comes to terms with the sacrifices she must make to achieve independence and happiness. A gripping and illuminating window into life in the Old West, Prospects of a Woman is the story of one woman’s passionate quest to carve out a place for herself in the liberal and bewildering society that emerged during the California gold rush frenzy.
For more information about Wendy and her books, visit www.wendyvoorsanger.net.
For more information about Pamela, her books, or the show, visit www.pamelafaganhutchins.com.
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