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Riley, Glenda

 
9780882959580: Inventing the American Woman: Since 1877 Vol II: An Inclusive History

Synopsis

In two volumes, this third edition features expanded coverage of women in the military, women's healthcare, divorce, and women of colour, especially Spanish-speaking, American Indian, African American, and Asian-American. It also reviews important people, events and concepts. Contents: Since 1977: 're-ordering women's sphere' -- the Gilded Age and progressive era, 1878--1914; the new woman -- World War I and after, 1914--1929; making do and pitching in -- The Depression and World War II; 'The Feminine Mystique' and beyond -- 1945--1965; contemporary American women -- 1965 to the present; conclusion -- looking towards the future.

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À propos de l'auteur

Glenda Riley is Alexander M. Bracken Professor Emeritus of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, in spring 1998 as a Fulbright Scholar and received a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award as the Mary Ball Washington Professor of American History at University College, Dublin, Ireland.

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