Through women's eyes : an American history with documents / Ellen Carol DuBois, Lynn Dumenil.
Presents a narrative of U.S. women's history within the context of the central developments of the United States, integrating written and visual primary sources into each chapter.
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Bedford/St. Martin's,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxv, 808, A1-24, I1-41 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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Contents:
- Ch. 1. America in the world, to 1650
- Ch. 2. Colonial worlds, 1607-1750
- Ch. 3. Mothers and daughters of the Revolution, 1750-1800
- Ch.4 Pedestal, loom, and auction block, 1800-1860
- Ch. 5. Shifting boundaries: expansion, reform, and Civil War, 1840-1865
- Ch. 6. Reconstructing women's lives North and South, 1865-1900
- Ch. 7. Women in an expanding nation: consolidation of the West, mass immigration, and the crisis of the 1890s
- Ch. 8. Power and politics: women in the Progressive Era, 1900-1920
- Ch. 9. Change and continuity: women in prosperity, depression, and war, 1920-1945
- Ch. 10. Beyond the feminine mystique: women's lives, 1945-1965
- Ch. 11. Modern feminism and American society, 1965-1980
- Ch.12. U.S. women in a global age, 1980-present.