Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America: Strong Women, Resilient Nations - Paperback

by Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor), Donna L. Akers (Editor), Amanda K. Wixon (Editor)

This book highlights indigenous American women throughout modern American history, countering past stereotypes by offering twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women who excelled in education, health, medicine, and the arts.

Author Biography

Clifford E. Trazer is distinguished professor of history and Rupert Costo Chair in American Indian Affairs at the University of California, Riverside.

Donna L. Akers (Choctaw) is professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Amanda K. Wixon (Chickasaw) and is Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of California, Riverside.