Karen BaneySep 8, 20221 min1860s WomanThe 1860s Woman Part 3: On The Santa Fe TrailWhile many women headed west on the Santa Fe Trail with their families, some hired on with the Army or freighters. Regardless of why...
Karen BaneySep 1, 20221 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 2: Perception & PursuitsIn the 1860s, while eastern states saw women as equals, that was rarely the case in the west. The patriarch still ruled in the west,...
Karen BaneyAug 27, 20222 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 1: OccupationsIn many of my novels, I love to put women in untraditional roles like: Horse Trainer / Hotel Clerk - A Heart Renewed (Prescott Pioneers...