My Antonia is about how a very independent woman of the 1900s influenced the life of Jim Burden. In this book, by Willa Cather, there are several self-sufficient women in the story line. Antonia Shimerda, Lena Lingard, and Tiny Soderball were very independent women for the 1900s. Antonia Shimerda became independent at an early age due to her father committing suicide. She had to help work the farm. When she was a couple years older …showed first 75 words of 441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 441 total…nd herself some gold. There she set up a hotel/store for the miners. She later inherited a plot of land and struck gold. Ten years later she moved to San Francisco. Each of these women led lives that were not common during this time period in American history. They had to take on responsibilities that were extremely difficult for women. Antonia Shimerda, Lena Lingard, and Tiny Soderball were very independent women for the 1900s.