1870 - 1880: Incorporation of "civilized" Victorian values. (1 ene 1870 año – 1 ene 1880 año)

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In the 1870s, bringing “civilized” Victorian values to Prescott was part of a larger effort by Anglo-American settlers to bring order and structure to what they saw as a wild and untamed frontier. Since Prescott was the capital of the Arizona Territory and a rapidly growing town, it became a place where ideas like traditional gender roles, “proper behavior”, religion, and community improvement were promoted. These values showed up in things like building homes on newly privatized land, starting churches and schools, and encouraging women to take on moral roles in the community. However, these changes helped cover up and excuse the removal of Indigenous people. The push for Victorian values didn’t just make the town feel more familiar to settlers, it was also a way to control and claim the land as their own. These values were used to build a new, primarily white society, and also justified extermination efforts against Indigenous people.

Some women in the Prescott community actively pushed back against the roles being enforced upon them. One example is Viola Jimulla, who became Chief of the Yavapai tribe after her husband's death. She worked with the Presbyterian church to improve the living conditions of the Yavapai tribe. She spent the rest of her life helping the remaining members of the tribe adapt to the new ways of life enforced upon them by the Anglo-American settler community. She formed The Prescott Yavapai Tribal Council, which was created to ensure her tribe's voices were heard and not ignored or silenced in governing decisions. After her death, her granddaughters continued her legacy to improve the lives of the members of the Yavapai tribe.

Frances Munds is another example of someone pushing against the implementation of Victorian values in early Prescott. She became involved in local politics and community life. She built alliances with groups like Mormon women and labor unions, which helped her successfully lead a statewide campaign for women’s suffrage. Later, she became one of the first women elected to the Arizona Legislature and focused on education, land issues, and support for widows, which left a lasting impact on women’s rights and politics in Arizona.

Image 1: The first congregational church in Prescott. (1880: Marina Street Methodist Church)
Image 2: Early Prescott settlers
Image 3: Viola Jumilla
Image 4: Frances Munds

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