Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

by Lyda M. Hardy

Overview

Discover the best books, Web sites, audiovisual items, and other materials to research notable women of the United States. Learn about women from Colonial times to the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, and sports. Materials listed feature women from all regions of the country and from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on materials published or produced during the 1990s, and its final section outlines the field of women's history in terms of its historiography, theory and methodology, and its place in education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563087691
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/15/2000
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.74(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

LYDA MARY HARDY is a school library media specialist, Gunnison High School, Colorado.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
1	Women in United States History: An Overview	1
	General and Reference Materials	2
	Books	2
	Non-Book Material	12
	New World to New Nation, Prehistory to 1820	20
	General	20
	Books	20
	The Colonial Period	21
	Books	21
	Non-Book Material	25
	Salem Witchcraft	26
	Books	26
	Non-Book Material	27
	American Revolution	28
	Books	28
	Non-Book Material	30
	Period of the New Republic	31
	Books	31
	Non-Book Material	34
	Victorians to Voters, 1820 to 1920	35
	General	35
	Books	35
	Non-Book Material	40
	Industrial Revolution and the Labor Movement	44
	Books	44
	Non-Book Material	47
	Victorian Domesticity	48
	Books	48
	Non-Book Material	50
	Westward Migration	50
	Books	50
	Non-Book Material	58
	Abolition and Civil War	63
	Books	63
	Non-Book Material	76
	Suffrage and Feminism	78
	Books	78
	Non-Book Material	88
	Reform	94
	Books	94
	Non-Book Material	100
	World War I	102
	Books	102
	Non-Book Material	103
	New Milieu to New Millennium, 1920 to 2000	104
	General	104
	Books	104
	Non-Book Material	109
	The 1920s	113
	Books	113
	Non-Book Material	114
	The 1930s	114
	Books	114
	World War II	116
	Books	116
	Non-Book Material	120
	The 1950s	120
	Books	120
	Civil Rights	123
	Books	123
	Non-Book Material	127
	Women's Movement	128
	Books	128
	Non-Book Material	131
	Vietnam War and the Counterculture	132
	Books	132
	Non-Book Material	134
2	The Female Experience	135
	General and Regional Materials	136
	Books	136
	Non-Book Material	139
	African Americans	140
	Books	140
	Non-Book Material	147
	Asian Americans	149
	Books	149
	Non-Book Material	152
	European Americans	154
	Books	154
	Non-Book Material	155
	Jewish Americans	155
	Books	155
	Non-Book Material	159
	Latinas	159
	Books	159
	Non-Book Material	161
	Native Americans	163
	Books	163
	Non-Book Material	169
3	The Province of Women	173
	The Arts	174
	Books	174
	Non-Book Material	185
	Literature	186
	Books	186
	Non-Book Material	195
	Politics	197
	Books	197
	Non-Book Material	201
	Religion	204
	Books	204
	Science and Technology	210
	Books	210
	Non-Book Material	218
	Sexuality, Reproduction, and Identity	222
	Books	222
	Non-Book Material	230
	Sports and Recreation	233
	Books	233
	Non-Book Material	237
	Work	239
	Books	239
	Non-Book Material	247
4	Historiography of Women in the United States	251
	Women in the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods	253
	Early Biographical Collections	254
	Suffrage Historians	256
	Emerging Authorities	259
	Beginnings of Professionalism	260
	Changes in the Twentieth Century	263
	Women in History	265
	Feminism Reborn	266
	A Discipline Emerges	268
	Women's History Boom	270
	References	275
5	Women's History Theory and Methodology	279
	Overview of Historical Theory	280
	Theories of Women's History	283
	Issues in Women's History	285
	Defining Women	286
	Documenting Women's Experience Through Sources	288
	Historical Periods	289
	Integration of Women's History	290
	Pedagogy of Women's History	291
	Institutional Integration	292
	Curricula Models	294
	Teaching Methods	295
	References	298
6	Transcended Education	301
	Transcended Research	303
	The Three Curricula	307
	Classroom As Curriculum	307
	Standard Curriculum	310
	The Evaded Curriculum	311
	Single-Sex Classrooms	313
	References	314
	Appendix	317
	Author/Title Index	319
	Subject Index	335

Editorial Reviews

The first and largest section of this book contains an annotated bibliography of print and nonprint sources of information on women's history. One chapter is arranged chronologically from Colonial times to the present; another focuses on women of different nationalities and ethnic groups. Yet another, groups women by fields of endeavor-the arts, politics, religion, sports, etc. The resources are suitable for students in middle school and up; reading levels are included at the end of each entry. Most of the material has been written since 1990. The author indicates that the resources are recommended but doesn't say by whom. Complete bibliographic data is included. Annotations are informative, containing detailed summaries as well as types of illustrations and end matter found in each title. Books are listed first, followed by nonbook materials, including videos, posters, Web sites, and simulations. In the second section, the author discusses the history of women in this country and the history and evolution of theory and methodology in women's studies; another talks about gender education in our schools. Aside from that chapter, which sermonizes a bit, this work has much to offer. Hardy did an admirable job of researching the topic, organizing current sources, summarizing her findings, and drawing conclusions. A solid title for academic use where women's history is studied.-Kathleen Simonetta, Indian Trails Public Library District, Wheeling, IL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

Describes Web sites, biographies, memoirs, encyclopedias, videos, history books, and collections of profiles and primary source materials, all related to well-known and less-known women in US history from Colonial times to the present. Focus is on resources produced since the 1990s, although earlier works are also included, especially primary source works which reveal women's daily experiences. Entries are coded for reading level, from middle school to adult. Three final chapters outline the field of women's history in terms of its historiography, theory, and methodology, and its place in education. The author is a high school library media specialist. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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