| Inventing the American Woman: To 1877 Vo I: An Inclusive History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Riley, Glenda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882959573 ISBN-13: 9780882959573 Publisher: Harlan Davidson OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 00050838 |
| Physical Information: 2 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In two volumes, this third edition features expanded coverage of women in the military, women's healthcare, divorce, and women of colour, especially Spanish-speaking, American Indian, African American, and Asian-American. It also reviews important people, events and concepts. Contents: To 1877: women in Colonial America to 1963; Resistance, revolution and early nationhood, 1763-1812; 'True' women in industrial and westward expansion, 1812-1837; 'Moral' women reshaping American lives and values, 1837-1861; 'Womanly strength of the nations' -- the Civil War and reconstruction, 1861-1877. |