For this of The Long Road to Oregon, we’re following the women who walked the trail long before it became history. The women who delivered children between river crossings, drove wagons when tragedy struck, held families together through sickness, storms, loss, and miles of dust. Their stories, woven through diaries and memories, shaped the trail just as deeply as any wagon wheel.

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The Oregon Trail Was Filled with Hardship and Surprises, these 16 Facts Prove It - History Collection

Matilda and Elizabeth Sager, the Oregon Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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