Single women who emigrated from Iceland to North America, 1870-1914. Forgotten women with agency?

Authors

  • Sigrídur Matthíasdóttir
  • Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir

Keywords:

gender, capital, biographisation, emigration, agency

Abstract

Many of those who emigrated to North America from 1870-1914 were women. This article investigates the Icelandic women who emigrated during this period.

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Published

2021-09-14

Issue

Vol. 82 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Articles