Women in American history
Subtitle: a social, political, and cultural encyclopedia and document collection
By: Peg A. Lamphier and Rosanne Welch, editors
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781610696029; 9781440846045; 9781440846052; 9781440846069; 9781440846076
Subjects: Sources; Women; Encyclopedias; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Volume 1. Precolonial North America to the Early Republic; title: Volume 2. Antebellum America through the Gilded Age; title: Volume 3. Progressive Era through World War II; title: Volume 4. Cold War America to today.