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Kessler, Donna J. "Sacagawea: A Uniquely American Legend," Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University, March 1993. Advisor: Robert Deitweiler (6, 2, 18)
Focusing on the legendary Western figure, Sacagawea, a native woman accompanying the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806, employing New Historicism and psychological and sociocultural myth criticisms, this study reveals that narratives delineating Sacagawea’s character and actions have intersected with mythic conceptions of native savagery and America’s sacred mission into the wilderness. Flexible within its mythic framework, the Sacagawea legend, proliferated in histories, novels, statues, plays, and advertisements, has additionally enabled proponents to test timely cultural issues, such as women suffrage, taboos against miscegenation, and modern feminism. For nearly two centuries, Sacagawea has remained an important national figure, her persistent animation addressing the needs of Euro-American culture.
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