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A Woman to Know: Marie Dorion

A Woman to Know: Marie Dorion

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Nov 28, 2016
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Marie Dorion suffered through two excruciatingly challenging journeys — and did it with two young children in tow. — historian Gregory Shine

(image via Library of Congress)


In her trek with Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea became the first woman to cross the North American continent. But just six years later, Marie Dorion followed in Sacajawea's footsteps, add…

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