American Women’s History: A Student Companion

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Features: A chronicle of social unrest, from aboli

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By Glenna Matthews (au)
Year: 2000
Pages: 368
Binding Hardcover (no d.j.)
ISBN 195113170

Product Code: 142239428X

Description

Features: A chronicle of social unrest, from abolitionism & women’s suffrage to the civil rights movement & feminism; Explanations of ideas & concepts; Explorations of women’s role in such institutions as the U.S. Supreme Court, & U.S. Congress; Descriptions of major women’s org., such as the YWCA, League of Women Voters, & Amer. Assoc. of Univ. Women; Biographies of influential women in various fields, from sports to art to politics; Outlines of laws, key legal cases, & constitutional amend., such as the 19th Amendment, “Roe v. Wade,” & the Equal Pay Act; Depictions of America’s cultural & religious groups; Discussions of such controversial topics as pornography, & coming-of-age rituals; & A listing of museums, historic sites, & web sites. Illus.

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