What does squawdom mean?
Squawdom means The world or sphere of squaws..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The world or sphere of squaws..
[…] we found she wanted to marry a white man, who would be rich enough to support her in the style to which she has been accustomed, for she alone, of all her father's family, is relieved from the curse of squawdom — hard labor.
[…] in his treatment of Native American women, what informed his portrait of Teal Eye, The Big Sky's exception to squawdom?
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Squawdom means The world or sphere of squaws..
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[…] we found she wanted to marry a white man, who would be rich enough to support her in the style to which she has been accustomed, for she alone, of all her father's family, is relieved from the curse of squawdom — hard labor.
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