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By: Meghan Saar 03/01/2008

 

Bookmark Helen Hunt Jackson 

When Ponca Chief Standing Bear told Helen the plight of his people, she resolved to raise awareness of injustices against Indians in the American West. Her two most important books on the topic was her first, A Century of Dishonor, and Ramona.

Visit the reconstructed home of this “woman with a cause,” featuring salvaged rooms moved from her residence at 228 E. Kiowa Street to the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum in Colorado. Her furnishings and possessions are on display. 

In nearby Cheyenne Mountains, make a stop at her grave at Helen Hunt Falls. 

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