The changing role of women
By: Mandy Ross
Series: 20th-century perspectives
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781588106605; 9781588109200
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Women; Sex role; History
Description: Examines the changing role of women throughout the twentieth century in the areas of politics, human rights, education, domestic life, work, health care, the arts, fashion, and sports.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Table of contents: title: Women in 1900; title: Fighting for the vote; title: Women in politics 1914-1945; title: Women in politics from 1945; title: Women in Civil Rights movemets; title: Women's activism; title: Women and human rights; title: Education of girls and women; title: Domestic life; title: Marriage, motherhood and divorce; title: Changes since 1960; title: Health care and medicine; title: Women and work 1900-1939; title: Women's service in World War II; title: Women's work in the post-war era; title: Women's work at the end of the century; title: Entertainment, media, and the arts; title: Fashion statements; title: Women in sports; title: Women's rights into the 21st century; title: Timeline; title: Further reading; title: Glossary; title: Index.