WOW: Writing Out West

Using two journals from Firestone Library, Hope and Sophie explore the impact of gender on Manifest Destiny and westward emigration. Featuring the journals of Nellie Martin Wade and Thomas Adams. 

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This episode was written by Hope Perry and Sophie Goldman and produced by Hope Perry as a part of a final project for HUM 331: A History of Words at Princeton University. Special thanks to Gabe Robare and Aleeza Schoenberg for lending their voices to the podcast, and to Professor Melissa Reynolds for all of her help and support. 

Full project website linked here.

*Some journal entries edited for length.