I haven't started this yet, but it is next on my list: Jane Kirkpatrick's "A Daughter's Walk". It is set in 1896 and is the story of a young woman who walks from west coast to the east coast in order to win a prize that will help save her family's homestead. She later goes on to become a successful businesswoman. Through her story we can see how the roles of women were changing at the turn of the last century.
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