Well, isn’t that an intriguing title? And maybe not exactly what you expect at LAF. After all, are we not often accused of “living in the past” of “clinging to the past,” even? So what could an article like this be doing here?
Now, let me start by saying that this is not an article to put down pioneer women. They did not have an easy life, and they worked hard to raise their families, doing their best with very limited means under very challenging circumstances. So often when we feel put upon or worn out, we try to admonish ourselves by thinking of our pioneer foremothers and what they had to endure to remind ourselves how lucky we are. However, sometimes in looking back, we become intimidated. We start to believe in–dare I say it?- -Superwoman. After all, these women did backbreaking work, birthed children, lived in isolated conditions, dealt with livestock and made what they wore, ate, used and sold. Wow… one would get intimidated by less.

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