The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History - Softcover

Navarro, Marysa; Mink, Gwendolyn; Steinem, Gloria, Editor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618001824 ISBN 13: 9780618001828

Publisher: HarperOne, 1999

Synopsis

The most inclusive book to date on U.S. women's collective history! A landmark work, The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History, gathers together more than 400 articles to offer a diverse, rich, and often neglected panorama of the nation's past. Written by more than 300 contributors, drawn from various areas of expertise, these narrative and interpretive entries "effectively cover five centuries of women's experiences" (Bloomsbury Review). Here are articles on cowgirls and child care, on the daily lives of single women and the changing notions of motherhood, on the artistic contributions of women of color and the history of Jewish feminism. Wide-ranging in scope and wonderfully accessible, this unique resource reexamines with fresh clarity and brio the issues and concerns that color the lives of all women. Articles and their contributors include: African American Women, Darlene Clark Hine; Cult of Domesticity, Carroll Smith-Rosenberg; Fashion and Style, Lynn Yaeger; Jazz and Blues, Daphne Duval Harrison; Lesbians, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy; Native American Cultures, Clara Sue Kidwell; Picture Brides, Judy Yung; Salem Witchcraft Trials, Mary Beth Norton; Vietnam Era, Sara M. Evans.

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Review:

Presented in encyclopedia format, with articles ranging from "Abolitionist Movement" to "YWCA," this hefty book provides a vast amount of material, both factual and interpretive. The editors, which include such icons as Gloria Steinem and the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation Wilma Mankiller, give a broad overview of issues relevant to feminist history and present material that will further debates about the role played by women in American history. The Reader's Companion offers a strongly feminist interpretation, and some would no doubt argue that many of the pieces are not so much history as arguments for social reform. That said, the reference's nearly exhaustive coverage (there are more than 400 articles) makes the book a valuable resource.

About the Author:

Gwendolyn Mink ia a professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0618001824
• ISBN 13: 9780618001828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Mink Professor Gwendolyn, Navarro Professor Of History Marysa, Mankiller Wilma, Smith Barbara, Steinem Editor Gloria