Root of Bitterness: Documents of the Social History of American Women

ISBN 10: 1555530028 / ISBN 13: 9781555530020

Published by Northeastern Univ Pr, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Root of Bitterness: Documents of the Social History of American Women
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555530028
• ISBN 13: 9781555530020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This thoroughly revised edition of the classic text in American women's social history contains about twenty selections from the original volume and almost sixty new ones. Presenting a diverse collection of documents, it reaches from the colonial era through the nineteenth century, and focuses on six dominant themes: women's work, the power of gender, the physical body, women's collective efforts, diversity and conflict among women, and women's relation to state authority.

Review

“I have found this book to be an invaluable collection of primary documents. . . . It gives full expression to the range and diversity of women’s voices and experiences and at the same time highlights significant themes that shaped the grand sweep of American women’s history from 1600 to 1900.” (Jacqueline Jones, Wellesley College)