It is not hard to imagine how difficult life must have been for America’s early settlers. Most of us today would be ill-equipped at best to walk out into the wilderness and make a home for ourselves.
In the 1800s, however, it would have been expected of you. Tales abound in American history of the men who walked across the country and in the process, built America. What we don’t hear nearly enough of are tales of the women who walked alongside those men.
Preserving the Stories of Atlanta’s Female Pioneers
To one Atlanta woman, that was not acceptable, and in 1909, she set out to ensure that the stories of the women who settled Atlanta would not be forgotten.
Original reporting: SaportaReport — read the source article.
