A History of Women in America: From Founding Mothers to Feminists-How Women Shaped the Life and Culture of America

Authors: Hymowitz, Carol & Weissman, Michaele
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: SOC028000, HIS054000, SOC002010
ISBN: 9780307790439, Related ISBNs: 0307790436, 0553269143, 9780307790439, 9780553269147
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 416,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: From colonial to modern-day times this narrative history, incorporating first-person accounts, traces the development of women's roles in America. Against the backdrop of major historical events and movements, the authors examine the issues that changed the roles and lives of women in our society.  

Note: This edition does not include photographs.
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