Women in American history

About this book

This four-volume set documents the complexity and richness of women's contributions to American history and culture, empowering all students by demonstrating a more populist approach to the past. ; Provides significantly more detail than typical reference works on women's history and culture, enabling readers to better appreciate the contributions of women of all socio-cultural statuses ; Covers the astounding range of American women's experience, including women of various economic and racial statuses, religious affiliations, political and ideological identifications, and sexualities ; Includes a significant selection of primary documents, thereby combining the educational power of secondary and primary literature to create a richer learning experience for users Contains primary sources.