Download or read book The Souvenir of Western Women written by Mary Osborn Douthit and published by Portland, Or. : Presses of Anderson & Duniway. This book was released on 1905 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A complex picture of the works and pioneer experiences of the women in the Pacific Northwest--the "old Oregon" country--from the time of woman's first appearance in these unexplored wilds to the present day. The purpose of this book is to record woman's part in working out the plan of our Western civilization; no other civilization, perhaps, bearing so conspicuously the imprint of her hand and brain"--Pref.