Mary Maverick was married to one of the leaders of the Republic of Texas and knew major figures of the day. She is important because of the diaries she wrote detailing her life on the Texas frontier, which have been preserved and can be accessed through a link on this page. Her life presents a vivid picture of Texas in the 1800s. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.

Concepts

texas history

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frontier women, humanities texas: texas originals: mary ann adams maverick 1818-1898, texas frontier life, women on the texas frontier, women on the frontier

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)