Major Problems in American Women's History: Documents and EssaysMary Beth Norton This selection of source documents and analytical essays focuses on those issues in women's history about which there is substantial disagreement and discussion among historians. Topics include the status of white women in colonial America, family lives of enslaved women, the many varieties of feminism in the 19th and 20th centuries, and campaigns for suffrage and social reform. ISBN 0-669-14470-8 (pbk.): $14.00. |
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Carol Berkin Clio in Search of Her DaughtersWomen in Search | 10 |
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