Review of The Prairie Story

Have to completely disagree with a reviewer who seemed to think that this episode showed a stereotypical and weak characterization of pioneer women and that the women in this episode should have been "stronger". Typical of city folks who've never heard of Prairie Fever. It was real. And other episodes showed it affecting men as well as women. To complete my contradiction this episode not only includes four of the finest Western soliloquies I've heard, delivered by Beulah Bondi as Grandma AND this episode was WRITTEN by a woman, Jean Holloway whose other credits include 'Til The Clouds Roll By and Words and Music. I give props to this episode for showing just how hard the Way West really was. And for showing how tough it was on everyone, including the women. .