No small courage : a history of women in the United States
"No Small Courage offers chronicle of the American experience, charting women's gradual struggle for social and political independence, from the precolonial era to the present. Individual stories and primary sources - including letters, diaries, and news reports - animate this history of the domestic, professional, and political efforts of American women and explore the diverse realities that they have faced."--Jacket
Aufsatzsammlung
ix, 646 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780195139464, 9780195173239, 0195139461, 0195173236
43328919
1. The Tried and the True: Native AMerican Women Confronting Colonization; 2. The Colonial Mosaic: 1600-1760; 3. The Limits of Independence: 1760-1800; 4. Breaking New Ground: 1800-1848; 5. An Unfinished Battle: 1848-1865; 6. Laborers for Liberty:1865-1890; 7. New Paths to Power:1890-1920; 8. From Ballots to Breadlines:1920-1940; 9. Pushing the Limits:1940-1961; 10. The Road to Equality: American Women since 1962