African American Women of the Old West Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz Edited by John Grinder and

Edited by John Grinder and Frank Pucelik

and write to them

collectively and individually

Part of the 'Innovations in CAT' series

being queer

African American Women of the Old West Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz Edited by John Grinder andThe brave pioneers who made a life on the frontier were not only male and they were not only white. The story of African American women in the Old West is one that has largely gone untold until now. The stories of ten African American women are reconstructed from historic documents found in century old archives. Some of these women slaves, some were free, and some were born into slavery and found freedom in the old west. They were laundresses, freedom