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Elinore Pruitt Stewart (born Elinore Pruitt; June 3, 1876 – October 8, 1933) was a homesteader in Wyoming, and a memoirist who between 1909 and 1914 wrote letters describing her life there to a former employer in Denver, Colorado. Those letters, which reveal an adventurous, capable, and resourceful woman of lively intelligence, were published ...
- American
- 1909–15
- Elinore Rupert
Nov 14, 2014 · Barbara Allen Bogart. Friday, November 14, 2014. If the cowboy is king in the literature of Wyoming, then a woman homesteader is queen. In the 1910s and 1920s, one such woman, Elinore Pruitt Stewart, wrote about her homestead experiences in southwestern Wyoming in numerous letters and stories.
Elinore spent her life working and improving the Stewart homestead until her death in 1933. She died of a blood clot to the brain after a surgery following several bouts of serious illness in the years leading to her death.
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Since 1913, the author of Letters of a Woman Homesteader has captivated readers with her humor and love for life. The Letters to Elinore Project explores the legacy and context of Elinore Pruitt Stewart’s life and writings.
May 31, 2017 · Elinore Pruitt Stewart – December 2, 1912. Elinore gave Clyde three more sons and all grew to be fine men. The Stewarts were married for twenty-four years. Throughout the first four years of their marriage, Elinore corresponded with Ida Coney, sharing with her the adventures of a woman homesteader.
The Elinore Pruitt Stewart Homestead, near McKinnon, Wyoming, United States, has significance dating to 1898. Also known as the Elinore and Clyde Stewart Homestead, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Mar 15, 2018 · His articles have appeared in American History, California History, Journal of the West and The Christian Science Monitor, among other publications. Elinore Pruitt Stewart’s Letters of a Woman Homesteader captures the rambunctious spirit of this woman pioneer who set out to prove...
