Women of the West: Strong women committed to traditional values-women determined to make a difference-is the thematic thread running through the Women of the West series. Although the stories take place in days gone by, these issues are as current as today's headlines: a single woman who chooses to follow her dream, a young wife and mother whose husband faces unemployment, an adolescent who must grow up too fast. Women inspired by love, women who find a courage within, these stories are windows illumining the empowering presence of God and the inner strength every woman can find within herself.