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

Riley, Glenda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882959573 ISBN 13: 9780882959573

Publisher: Harlan Davidson, 2001

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.

About this title

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)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harlan Davidson
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0882959573
• ISBN 13: 9780882959573
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 2