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... “Gender and Vigilantism on the Minnesota Frontier: Jane Grey Swisshelm and the U. ... ” Western Historical Quarterly: Western History Association, 1998
The essay “Gender and Vigilantism on the Minnesota Frontier,” by Sylvia D. Hoffert, describes how Jane Grey Swisshelm changes from a sympathetic supporter of civilizing the Native Americans of the Minnesota region, the Dakotas, to a supporter of the eradication of the Dakotas. ... Before moving to Minnesota, Swisshelm was an abolitionist whose idea’s of sympathy towards the weak reflects her early opinions about the Dakotas. ... More reasons which contributed to Swisshelm’s change was her idea that some laws needed to be disregarded to protect the weak, her longing for the economic advancement of farmers in Minnesota and her community, St Cloud, and her participation as an abolitionist. Swisshelm’s gender was a large part of her using vigilantism to try and eradicate the Dakotas. ... By going into Swisshelm’s life, Hoffert is able to show how the frontier affected her view of the Dakotas.
Swisshelm’s desire for economic advancement in Minnesota was a large factor towards the sudden change in opinion towards the Dakotas. ... Swisshelm was able to get the job as the editor in the paper because of the lack of workers in the frontier. ... This preaching also showed in the way she advocated vigilantism for the extermination of the Dakotas. ... Due to the lack of Federal support and her anger that her political friends had not helped her, Swisshelm advocated the idea of vigilantism to eradicate the Dakotas.
Approximate Word count = 1225
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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