Format:
ix, 230 pages
ISBN:
9781119683827
Content:
"Gender is foundational to how people, communities, and nations understand themselves and others. In studying the past, our own ideas about gender roles and gender difference shape what questions we ask and what answers we see. This is true for all historical periods, but it is especially true for the distant past and groups who did not leave direct oral or written records about themselves. In ancient North America, what we know about the past is that Indigenous women were important political, social, and economic actors in their nations, and that their labor literally reshaped the landscapes of their nations. What we can know about this period comes from a variety of sources including oral histories, archaeology, and DNA research, but the way these sources have been understood has been shaped by changing understanding of gender and women's work"--
Content:
Offers a nuanced account of the multiple aspects of women's lives and their roles in American societyAmerican Women's History presents a comprehensive survey of women's experience in the U.S. and North America from pre-European contact to the present. Centering women of color and incorporating issues of sexuality and gender, this student-friendly textbook draws from cutting-edge scholarship to provide a more inclusive and complicated perspective on the conventional narrative of U.S. women's history. Throughout the text, the authors highlight diverse voices such as Matoaka (Pocahontas), Hilletie van Olinda, Margaret Sanger, and Annelle Ponder.Arranged chronologically, American Women's History explores the major turning points in American women's history while exploring various contexts surrounding race, work, politics, activism, and the construction of self. Concise chapters cover a uniquely wide range of topics, such as the roles of Indigenous women in North American cultures, the ways women participated in the American Revolution, the lives of women of color in the antebellum South and their experiences with slave resistance and rebellion, the radical transformation brought on by Black women during Reconstruction, the activism of women before and after suffrage was won, and more._ Discusses how Indigenous women navigated cross-cultural contact and resisted assimilation efforts after the arrival of Europeans_ Considers the construction of Black female bodies and the implications of the slave trade in the Americas_ Addresses the cultural shifts, demographic changes, and women's rights movements of the early twentieth century_ Highlights women's participation in movements for civil rights, workplace justice, and equal educational opportunities_ Explores the feminist movement and its accomplishments, the rise of anti-feminism, and women's influence on the modern political landscapeDesigned for both one- and two-semester U.S. history courses, American Women's History is an ideal resource for instructors looking for a streamlined textbook that will complement existing primary sources that work well in their classes. Due to its focus on women of color, it is particularly valuable for community colleges and other institutions with diverse student populations
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I: Chapter One: Sky Woman, Dawnland, Turtle Island. Chapter Two: Settling and Unsettling, 1492-1600. Chapter Three: Growth and Disruption, 1600-1690. Chapter Four: Atlantic Connections, 1690-1750. Chapter Five: Rebellion and Revolution, 1750-1800
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Part II: Chapter Six: Expansion and Division: The Women's Market Revolution, 1800-1820s. Chapter Seven: Reform, Revolt, and Women's Rights, 1830s-1860s. Chapter Eight: Disunion, 1850-1860. Chapter Nine: The Civil War: Women's Homefronts and Battlefields. Chapter Ten: Reconstruction and the Rise of Jane Crow
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Part III: Chapter Eleven: New Women, 1890-1920. Chapter Twelve: Women between the Wars, 1920-1945. Chapter Thirteen: The Long Fifties, 1945-1965. Chapter Fourteen: Changes Everywhere, 1965-1980. Chapter Fifteen: Women in Contemporary America, 1980-2020
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781119683865
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781119683858
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Blair, Melissa Estes, 1980- American women's history Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, [2023] ISBN 9781119683865
Language:
English
Keywords:
Sozialgeschichte
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Geschichte
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Frau
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USA
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