Women's Rights: People and Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598841145)

A lively, accessible collection of essays exploring the history of the struggle for women's rights in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

The fight for women's rights was one of the first topics explored by women's historians when the field emerged in the 1970s. Current and authoritative, Women's Rights: People and Perspectives shows just how complex and multifaceted our understanding of that fight has become.

Women's Rights spans the breadth of American history, from Native American women prior to colonization to women during the Revolution, Antebellum period, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age. Coverage of the 20th century moves from the Progressive Era to the Great Depression and World War II; from the emergence of modern feminism to the present. Throughout, it offers fascinating details of ordinary and extraordinary lives while charting the evolving roles of women in American society.

Author: Crista Deluzio
ISBN-10: 1598841149
ISBN-13: 9781598841145
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 69
Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 109
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 149