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American women's history : a very short introduction / Susan Ware.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ware, Susan, 1950- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--United States--History.
- Women.
- Women--North America--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What does U.S. history look like with women at the centre of the story? From Pocahantas to military women serving in the Iraqi war, this volume chronicles the contributions that women have made to the American experience from a multicultural perspective that emphasises how gender shapes women's - and men's - lives.
- Contents:
- In the beginning: North America's women to 1750
- Freedom's ferment, 1750-1848
- The challenges of citizenship, 1848-1920
- Modern American women, 1920 to the present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-932835-8
- 0-19-932834-X
- 1-322-40066-0
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