1883 - Author of Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims

* In 1883, Winnemucca left her home in the Pacific Northwest and traveled across the United States. * She delivered nearly 300 lectures, addressing injustices against Native Americans. * The press called her the "Paiute Princess." * Winnemucca’s autobiography, “Life Among the Piutes” was published in 1883, the "first known autobiography written by a Native American woman."

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Category:
Native American Paiute Culture

Completion Status:
yes

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