Family Structure on the Overland Trail 1840-1860

FAIN: GY-10031-72

Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA 01075-1423)
John Mack Faragher (Project Director: June 1972 to present)

To support research into the structure of the family on the Overland Trail from 1840 to 1860 in light of the importance of geographic mobility as a force in American family life. Special attention will be paid to the role of paternal authority, the role of women and child-rearing practices on the Overland Trail to California and Oregon.