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Major Problems in American History Ser.: Major Problems in American Women's History : Documents and Essays by Ruth M. Alexander, Mary Beth Norton and Thomas Paterson (2006, Perfect)

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PublisherCengage Learning

ISBN-100618719180

ISBN-139780618719181

eBay Product ID (ePID)58662360

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMajor Problems in American Women's History : Documents and Essays

Publication Year2006

SubjectWomen, Feminism & Feminist Theory, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorRuth M. Alexander, Mary Beth Norton, Thomas Paterson

SeriesMajor Problems in American History Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.6 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2006-928407

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal305.4/0973

Table Of ContentNote: Each chapter concludes with "Further Reading.1. Approaches to American Women's HistoryESSAYSKate Haulman, Defining "American Women's HistoryGisela Bock, Challenging Dichotomies in Women's HistoryAntonia I. Castañeda, Women of Color and the Rewriting of Western HistoryLeslie M. Alexander, Rethinking the Position of Black Women in American Women's History2. Native American WomenDOCUMENTS1. The French Explorer Samuel de Champlain Describes the Lives of Huron Women and Men in the Great Lakes Region, 16162. Mary Musgrove Assists the Georgians in Dealing with the Choctaws, 17343. Mary Musgrove Seeks Aid from Georgia in Return for Past Service and Losses, 17474. The Moravian Missionary John Heckewelder Observes Delaware Indian Families in the Mid-18th Century5. The Captive John Tanner in 1830 Recalls His Foster Mother, Net-no-kwa, an Ottawa, in the 1790sESSAYSMichele Gillespie, Mary Musgrove and the Sexual Politics of Race and Gender in GeorgiaBruce M. White, Gender Roles in the Ojibwa Fur Trade3. Witches and Their Accusers in Seventeenth-Century New EnglandDOCUMENTS1. Elizabeth Godman Sues Her Neighbors for Accusing Her of Being a Witch, 16532. Elizabeth Godman Is Tried for Witchcraft, 16553. Bridget Bishop Is Convicted of Witchcraft, 16924. The "Casco Girls" (Susannah Sheldon, Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Hobbs) Accuse George Burroughs, 1692ESSAYSJohn Putnam Demos, The Characteristics of Accused WitchesMary Beth Norton, The Accusers of George Burroughs4. The Economic Roles of Early American WomenDOCUMENTS1. Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, a Wealthy Philadelphian, Describes Her Work and That of Other Women, 1758-17942. Landon Carter Complains about his Female Slaves, 1771-17733. George Washington Lists His Slaves, 17864. George Washington Assigns Work to His Slaves, 1786-17885. Eulalia Pérez Recalls her Work in a Mission in Spanish California in the Early Nineteenth Century, 1877ESSAYSCarole Shammas, The Work of Enslaved Women on Virginia PlantationsKarin Wulf, Women's Work in Colonial PhiladelphiaVirginia Marie Bouvier, Women's Work in California's Spanish Missions5. The Impact of the American RevolutionDOCUMENTS1. Abigail Adams, John Adams, and Mercy Otis Warren Discuss "Remembering the Ladies," 17762. Taylor & Duffin Report Molly Brant's Opinions and Actions, 17783. Daniel Claus Assesses Molly Brant's Influence, 17794. The Patriot Esther DeBerdt Reed Describes the "Sentiments of an American Woman," 17805. Thomas Jefferson's Slaves Join the British, 17816. Sarah Osborn, a Camp Follower, Recalls the Revolution, 1837ESSAYSMary Beth Norton, The Positive Impact of the American Revolution on White WomenJacqueline Jones, The Mixed Legacy of the American Revolution for Black WomenJames Taylor Carson, Molly Brant's War6. Women's Activism in the Early RepublicDOCUMENTS1. Mrs. Isabella Graham Addresses Members of the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, April 1800, and Their Daughters (Volunteer Teachers), April 18062. The Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women Meets in New York City, May 18373. The American Female Moral Reform Society Warns Mothers About the "Solitary Vice," 18394. The Seneca Falls Convention Issues a "Declaration of Sentiments," 18485. Elizabeth McClintock and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Defend the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, 18486. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, Praises Women's Indirect Political Influence, 1852ESSAYSJulie Roy Jeffrey, Ordinary Women in the Antislavery MovementNancy Isenberg, Women's Rights and the Politics of Church and State in Antebellum AmericaAnne M. Boylan, Women's Organizations in New York and Boston7. African American Women and SlaveryDOCUMENTS1. Lucinda, a Free Woman, Asks to be Reenslaved, 18132. "A Colored Woman" from Connecticut Implores Other Free Black Women to Sign Antislavery Petitions, 18393. Mary Still, a Prominent Black Abolitionist, and Other Free Women in Philadelphia F

SynopsisDesigned to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. Major Problems in American Women's History is the leading reader for courses on the history of American women, covering the subject's entire chronological span. While attentive to the roles of women and the details of women's lives, the authors are especially concerned with issues of historical interpretation and historiography. The Fourth Edition features greater coverage of the experiences of women in the Midwest and the West, immigrant women, and more voices of women of color. Key pedagogical elements of the Major Problems format have been retained: 14 to 15 chapters per volume, chapter introductions, headnotes, and suggested readings., Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the "Major Problems" series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. "Major Problems in American Women' s History" is the leading reader for courses on the history of American women, covering the subject' s entire chronological span. While attentive to the roles of women and the details of women' s lives, the authors are especially concerned with issues of historical interpretation and historiography.The Fourth Edition features greater coverage of the experiences of women in the Midwest and the West, immigrant women, and more voices of women of color. Key pedagogical elements of the "Major Problems" format have been retained: 14 to 15 chapters per volume, chapter introductions, headnotes, and suggested readings."New!" In Chapter 1, an exclusive essay by Kate Haulman examines the evolution of the field of women' s history and the state of women' s history today."New!" Chapter 2 now focuses on Native American women, while a new Chapter 3 covers witches and their accusers in New England and the Salem witch trials."New!" Chapter 6 draws on recent scholarship on the roles of ordinary and elite women in the numerous reform movements of the Early Republic."Revised!" Chapter 7 rethinks and refocuses the text' s coverage of women' s roles in slavery and the Civil War, and more directly addresses the lives of African American women during and after slavery."New!" Post-1960 coverage (in Chapters 15-16) has been thoroughly revised to highlight the women' s movement, women' s health, recent immigration, and economic changes affecting women.

LC Classification NumberHQ1410.M34 2007