Description: Spanning the antebellum era to the present day, the ten original essays in U.S. Women's History represent a cross-section of current scholarship, examining both the causes that have united American women and the conflicts that have divided them. The book offers a fresh take on familiar events and figures, from Rosa Parks to Take Back the Night marches, while vividly conveying the multi-textured and multi-hued tapestry that is U.S. women's history.
Review Quotes: "This indispensable volume collects the most current scholarship on gender and U.S. history. The essays are a testament to the vibrancy of the field of women's history and illustrate the range of methodological and theoretical innovations that continue to drive the field."
--Jennifer L. Morgan "author of Laboring Women: Gender and Reproduction in New World Slavery"