1. Gender and Vigilantism on the Minnesota Frontier,
... away from Stearns County. When the US-Dakota Conflict of 1862 arose, Swisshelm had a duty to report it, and now that she had to write about atrocities committed by the Dakotas, her hate for them increased. In her mind, the Dakota attacks were sudden and unnecessary. This seemed sudden because ... when the conflict began it seemed very sudden because previous events had not been taken into account. The most interesting point in changing Swisshelm's view on the Dakotas was that she was a woman. When Swisshelm first came west she wanted to live with the Native Americans of the region and be...
- Word Count: 1232
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography