![]() ![]() And particularly within this family, Stratton concentrates on. These seemingly ordinary aspects of life are Stratton's object of interest, and it is clear she wishes to make a case that the "ordinary" can be in fact "extraordinary," and may in fact tell us more about history than more traditional accounts. Though traditional history (Civil War battles, legislative acts, etc.) find their way into Pioneer Women, Stratton is chiefly interested in the lives of those history may have forgotten, the everyday frontier family, and its day-to-day struggles. These accounts had been collected by her. ![]() Stratton has fulfilled the desire of her great-grandmother, then, with this volume, which intermingles history with personal accounts of life on the Kansas frontier. Stratton stumbled upon hundreds of accounts from pioneer women in her grandmothers attic. These accounts had been collected by her great-grandmother, Lilla Day Monroe, suffragist and lawyer, who intended to make them into a book. Stratton stumbled upon hundreds of accounts from pioneer women in her grandmother's attic. Joanna L Stratton PIONEER WOMEN Voices From the Kansas - Etsy WanderlandVintageKC Star Seller Star Sellers have an outstanding track record for providing a great customer experiencethey consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped orders on time, and replied quickly to any messages they received. ![]()
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