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Subject(s)

• Huftalen, Sarah Gillespie 1865-1955—Diaries [Browse]
• Women—Iowa—Diaries [Browse]
• Iowa—Biography [Browse]
• Women—Iowa—Social conditions [Browse]
• Mothers and daughters [Browse]

Related name

• Bunkers, Suzanne L. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Diaries [Browse]

Series

• Bur oak original [More in this series]
• A Bur oak original

Summary note

Sarah Gillespie Huftalen led an unconventional life for a rural midwestern woman of her time. Born in 1865 near Manchester, Iowa, she was a farm girl who became a highly regarded country school and college teacher; she married a man older than either of her parents, received a college degree later in life, and was committed to both family and career. A gifted writer, she crafted essays, teacher-training guides, and poetry while continuing to write lengthy, introspective entries in her diary, which spans the years from 1873 to 1952.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

ISBN

• 9781587290251 (electronic bk.)
• 1587290251 (electronic bk.)

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