Carol Coburn is professor emerita of religious studies and women's and gender studies at Avila College. She is the author of Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836–1920.
"A remarkable study that pays equal note to the creative roles of
women and the signs of faith and hope and love enacted in a harsh
climate."--Christian Century"An excellent interdisciplinary study
of the transmission of education and culture across four
generations. It includes something for historians with a variety of
interests: ethnicity, education, immigration and assimilation,
gender roles, rural life, religion, family life and fertility
rates, nativism, and more."--American Historical Review"Makes a
substantial contribution to our understanding of the place of
gender in a patriarchal society and brings the study of rural
community to a new level."--Western Historical Quarterly"A
first-rate contribution to the history of education, ethnicity,
religion, women, and the family."--History of Education Quarterly"A
fascinating account of one community's struggle with cohesion and
assimilation [that raises] a number of provocative questions about
the relative importance of religion, ethnicity, and gender in the
making of American pluralism."--Kansas History"Thanks to Coburn,
the images of a vibrant, multifaceted community are brought back to
life."--Kansas City Star"Coburn has contributed to the field of
German-American ethnic history, offering a point of comparison with
other rural and urban studies, particularly regarding the
family."--Great Plains Quarterly"This volume enhances the available
literature about American Lutheranism by its concentration on a
single community and the detail that concentration allows. And it
provides an instructive point of comparison with other communities
in which ethnicity and religion played key roles."--Church
History"Community studies such as Coburn's provide valuable insight
into the historical reality and broad implications of "ordinary"
lives. This well-researched and well-written study deserves wide
readership."--Missouri Folklore Society
"Reconstructs with anthropological sensitivity the inner life of a
rural ethnic community over four generations. its perspectives on
gender are particularly rich and enlightening."--Walter D.
Kamphoefner, author of The Westfalians"This book is clearly and
engagingly written. It opens a window on the inner life of an early
rural settlement in Kansas and allows the reader to understand the
values, fears, and beliefs of this important group of settlers. The
author offers insight into the intersection of several variables,
including gender, religion, and region."--Glenda Riley, author of
The Female Frontier: A Comparative View of Women on the Prairie and
the Plains
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