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Woman in the Wilderness letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832–1892 Woman in the Wilderness Nancy Bunge michigan state university press z East Lansing Copyright © 2010 by Nancy Bunge iThe paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). H Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Bunge, Nancy L. Woman in the wilderness : letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832–1892 / Nancy Bunge. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87013-978-9 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816–1894. 2. Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816–1894—Correspondence. 3. Wheeler, Harriet Wood, 1816–1894—Family. 4. Women pioneers—Wisconsin—Biography. 5. Missionaries’ spouses—Wisconsin—Biography. 6. Ojibwa Indians—Missions—Wisconsin—History—19th century. 7. Frontier and pioneer life—Wisconsin. 8. Wisconsin—Ethnic relations—History—19th century. 9. Women—Education—United States—Case studies. I. Title. F584.W47B86 2010 977.5'03092—dc22 [B] 2010003505 Cover and book design by Sharp Des!gns, Lansing, Michigan Cover art: Harriet Wood Wheeler, Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHi-36771. The gorge on the Bad River, where the Wheelers established their mission in 1845, they named the community Odanah, used courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHi-66597. G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press on the World Wide Web at www.msupress.msu.edu For Jon, Will, and Katie uvWWVU ...
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