frontier woman
Homesteading Western lady
A frontier woman is a woman who lived on the frontier—the edge of settled territory, especially during American westward expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The term evokes self-reliance, hardship, and pioneer spirit: Frontier women worked alongside men to establish homesteads.
It appears in historical contexts and occasionally as a compliment suggesting toughness and resourcefulness.
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- open rangeUnfenced public grazing land
covered wagon · bonnet · cabin · sod house · wilderness · grit · hardship · wagon · musket · apron · fireside · kerosene lamp · midwife · survival · rugged · buckskin · cornbread · home remedy
- Frontier WarsIndian Wars, French and Indian War, cavalry charge, militia, militias
frontier womancity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · townswoman · cosmopolitan · city slicker · city girl
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