JOURNAL ARTICLE

Refusing Settler Domesticity: Native Women's Labour and Resistance in the Bay Area Outing Program. By Caitlin Keliiaa.

  • Published In: Western Historical Quarterly, 2025, v. 56, n. 3. P. 251 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: McCallum, Mary Jane Logan 3 of 3

Abstract

The article "Refusing Settler Domesticity" explores the experiences of Native American women who worked as domestics in settler homes in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early twentieth century. It highlights the intersection of their labor with themes of colonial exploitation, carcerality, and health, while emphasizing the importance of Indigenous women's narratives in historical records. The author examines over four thousand Bureau of Indian Affairs documents and utilizes various sources to reconstruct these women's stories, advocating for the acknowledgment of their struggles against federal control and societal marginalization. The work sheds light on the broader implications of settler domesticity, revealing how it perpetuated systemic injustices and impacted Indigenous women's autonomy and well-being. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Western Historical Quarterly. 2025/09, Vol. 56, Issue 3, p251
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0043-3810
  • DOI:10.1093/whq/whaf034
  • Accession Number:188503065
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