| Description |
243 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 29 cm. |
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| Series |
Voices of an era
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Voices of an era.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Urban life, 1871-1920 -- Living in the multicultural west, 1877-1920 -- Cultural conflict and changing gender roles in the 1920s and 1930s -- Women on the homefront: World War II and the Cold War -- Equal rights movements in the 1960s and 1970s -- Pushing boundries in the 1980s and 1990s -- Contemporary voices: challenging stereotypes and confronting violence. |
| Summary |
"Issues such as abortion, marriage equality, domestic violence, and gender parity are shown from historical and contemporary angles, as this collection of primary sources allows readers and students to easily trace how women's lives and histories have and continue to intersect. With a historical context for each selection, the book also features structured activities to help teachers with class discussion and exams, including suggestions for further reading, document analysis, essay questions, and manageable research assignments"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Women -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst01176947
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Gunnell, Kristine Ashton, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781440872464 (hardback) |
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1440872465 |
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9781440872471 (adobe pdf) |
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9798216172499 (ebook) |
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