Sacagawea

Sacagawea was never really acknowledged by the party because, in my opinion, the diaries that were kept were never accurate when describing her. I think if she was European and male, she would have gotten a ton more appreciation, but then if she was a man, she couldn’t have done some of the things that she did. She was mostly noted for saving precious instruments, gathered food, recognized important geographical signposts, and interpreted on numerous occasions. During that period of time, women were not as respected as men, unfortunately. She was not in a lot of them or only talked about as a translator’s wife. gawea picked the right roots and berries to keep them from starvation. (pg 165) Unfortunately the diaries that were kept by the others on the journey do not talk about her personality or her opinions on many things.