 | Pioneer Woman: A Canadian Character Type Subjects: Women pioneers in literature; Canadian fiction (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Canadian fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; In The Backwoods of Canada and The Canadian Settler's Guide, Catherine Parr Traill described a pioneer woman's role on the Ontario frontier, presenting an idealized portrait of the Canadian woman pioneer in the mid-nineteenth century. By transposing this figure into fiction, Traill managed to create what was, in effect, a new fictional character type: the pioneer woman. |
