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Inventing the American Woman: An Inclusive History, Vol. 1: To 1877 - Softcover

Riley, Glenda

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Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Glenda Riley is Alexander M. Bracken Professor Emeritus of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, in spring 1998 as a Fulbright Scholar and received a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award as the Mary Ball Washington Professor of American History at University College, Dublin, Ireland.

Review

Praise for the 2nd edition:
"This is a wonderful set of two volumes on the history of American women, from the earliest colonial period to the 1990s. It is based on a wide variety of sources, and it is extensively documented. Anyone interested in the history of women in the United States should consult this important work." (The Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Summer 1995)

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