A difficult life, standard for women on Arizona's frontier
Cordelia watched as the Apache women gathered under a tree near the creek. Most carried their children, some in baskets strapped to their backs, others in their arms. They looked
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Cordelia watched as the Apache women gathered under a tree near the creek. Most carried their children, some in baskets strapped to their backs, others in their arms. They looked
An “avocational archaeologist,” Oracle's Alice Carpenter was custodian of ancient materials she preserved. She's featured in our Western Women series.
Western Women: In the 1930s she had thousands of mohair-producing angora goats on her ranch near Safford.
Margaret Howard had the wealth to live anywhere in the world. She chose Tucson as her last stop, leaving an imprint still seen today.
Despite warnings about "the dreadful heat, the sand storms, the Gila monsters, centipedes, tarantulas, etc.," Fort Huachuca ended up being her favorite Army posting around the world.