This monograph seeks to reconstruct the culture of the pioneer woman as presented in O. E.
Rölvaag's Giants in the Earth Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie and Willa
Cather's My Ántonia. Essentially the textual analyses show the pioneer woman's evolving and
dynamic reaction to both felicitous space and the open spaces of the western frontier as she
progresses from completely loathing to totally embracing vast spaces. The texts discussed
demonstrate the genesis and growth of the modern American independent woman who successfully
negotiated the volatile topics of gender and space.
