BOOKMARK SOURCE: Purchased This a beautiful large diecut bookmark of Sacajawea, issued in 1978 to promote the BOOK (historical fiction) written about her by Anna Lee Waldo and published in May of that year. Historians and other academics have criticized—even scorned—what they consider the inadequacies and superficialities of Waldo's book, yet the novel remains the most popular written about Lewis and Clark and Sacajawea. Waldo was also accused of plagiarism of other works about Sacajawea and a revised edition of the book was subsequently released in May 1984. So, a book with much controversy surrounding it! Nice bookmark though! Sacajawea (also Sacagawea) (1788-1884) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacajawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, helping to establish cultural contacts with Native American people and contributing to the expedition's knowledge of natural history in different regions. The National American Woman Suffrage Association of the early 20th century adopted Sacajawea as a symbol of women's worth and independence, erecting several statues and plaques in her memory, and doing much to recount her accomplishments. You can read more about Sacajawea 👉🏼 HERE
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the BLOGGERDebrah Gai Lewis lives in Lillian Rock, New South Wales, Australia and is a bookmark collector, yoga teacher and SoulCollage® Facilitator (among other things). ABOUT the blogIn this blog I highlight bookmarks from my collection, feature stories about some of my favourite bookmarks (mine and other people's), and share interesting snippets I find on bookmarks and related topics. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! BLOG
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