Women's Rights: People and Perspectives »

A lively, accessible collection of essays exploring the history of the struggle for women's rights in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

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DeLuzio (Female Adolescence) collects the work of 12 field specialists whose chapter-style essays mine the rich and diverse veins of history that exist within the three chronological phases of the women's movement. The guide opens with a time line that charts the progress of notable females, e.g., Bessie Smith and Sonia Sotomayor. Each subsequent chapter essay is a carefully considered and engaging read that closes with a multipage bibliography. A vital addition to all women's studies collections.

Chronology

1 Native American Women Jeffrey M. Schulze Schulze, Jeffrey M. 1

2 Women of the Colonial Period Amy Meschke Porter Porter, Amy Meschke 19

3 Daughters of Liberty: Women and the American Revolution Pia Katarina Jakobsson Jakobsson, Pia Katarina 35

4 Women Reformers and Radicals in Antebellum America Julie Holcomb Holcomb, Julie 57

5 School Girls and College Women: Female Education in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries Andrea Hamilton Hamilton, Andrea 79

6 Suffragists Jessica O'Brien Pursell Pursell, Jessica O'Brien 93

7 Clubwomen, Reformers, Workers, and Feminists of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Alison M. Parker Parker, Alison M. 117

8 Modern Women in the 1920s Susan Goodier Goodier, Susan 133

9 Women Facing the Emergencies of the Great Depression and World War II: Women's Rights in the 1930s and 1940s Gillian Nichols-Smith Nichols-Smith, Gillian 157

10 Homemakers and Activists in the 1950s Kathleen A. Laughlin Laughlin, Kathleen A. 177

11 Feminists of the 1960s and 1970s Natasha Zaretsky Zaretsky, Natasha 191

12 Third Wave Feminists:The Ongoing Movement for Women's Rights Janice Okoomian Okoomian, Janice 207

Primary Source Documents 225

References 247

Bibliography 271

Index 283