Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Inheritance
5. Manifest 5
6. Moving West 7
7. The Rancher’s Third Marriage 8
8. Slut 9
9. A Woman Can 19
10. Annie Oakley 22
11. Cow Women 31
12. The Navajo Woman 33
13. Changing Woman 34
14. If Women Ran the World 52
15. Remnants, Pt. III 54
16. Western Woman 55
17. . . . Treasure 57
18. Witches of the West 58
19. Sunflower Women 60
20. Album
21. Emma’s Seeds 65
22. When She Speaks 66
23. Grandma’s Apron 67
24. My Vietnam Blessing 68
25. Apron 72
26. Homesteading in Paradise 73
27. A Circle of Family 76
28. . . . Rosewater 79
29. Mean Time, Prime Time 80
30. Boss Over the Bull 81
31. Gust
32. My Galapagos 85
33. Bleeding in the Wilderness 86
34. The Swallows 89
35. A Mother’s Guide to Birds and Boys 90
36. . . . Empty Spaces 100
37. Torn
38. Lonely Vigil in Colorado 103
39. An Only Daughter Walks with Her Father 105
40. The Darkest 107
41. An Incident at Big Sandy Creek, 1864 116
42. Grandma Sits Down 118
43. The House on Willamette Falls Drive 119
44. Basic Nostalgia 121
45. Contributor notes
46. Contributor Notes 130
47. About the Staff 135