A Woman’s Role in the American West

Wednesday, March 15
“A Woman’s Role in the American West” with Sarah Sherman, Project Manager for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
A virtual presentation at Fishtrap.org
12:00pm or watch the recording afterwards on Fishtrap’s YouTube Channel.

Virtual discussion about the role women played upon settling the Oregon Territory. Topics to be discussed may include: the 19th century gender norms and stereotypes, a woman’s role of moral guardians and purveyors of culture, as well as women’s clothing and fashion. 

Sarah Sherman: Sarah Sherman is the project manager for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Sarah hails from the commonwealth of Virginia, and after spending some time in Arizona, recently moved her small family to Oregon in May of 2022.