Women's History in the United States: (Academic) • ABC-CLIO

From early trailblazers to suffragists, civil rights activists, political leaders, and cultural icons, women have made a remarkable impact on the course of U.S. history.

Introducing Women’s History in the United States: a unique academic resource dedicated to exploring women’s contributions, perspectives, and challenges from precontact times to the present. With thousands of primary sources, original academic perspectives, and embedded research tools, this database serves as a powerful resource for scholars across disciplines seeking to understand the interrelated nature of gender, culture, and history.

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Academic perspectives on key issues shaping the experiences of women in the U.S. including political representation, reproductive rights, media portrayals, and more
More than 1,500 primary sources including letters, photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, archival video footage, and influential quotes and speeches
Ebook collection featuring titles from the award-winning ABC-CLIO, Greenwood, and Praeger imprints for academic reference and research
Inclusive coverage of women from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds deepens understanding of historical and current events
Featuring an expertly curated collection dedicated to exploring the campaign for women’s suffrage

Exploration and Indigenous North American Cultures, Precontact-1607 • Creation and Cultures: Indigenous North America, Precontact-1607 • Exploration and Early Colonization, 1492-1607	Colonial North America, 1607-1775 • A New Place: Women in the European Colonies, 1607-1732 • Under the Law, 1607-1775 • Colonial Women’s Lives: Making a Home, 1680s-1775	Revolution and Early Republic, 1776-1830 • The American Revolution, 1760s-1781 • Life for Women, 1770s-1830s
Pre-Civil War Era, 1830-1860 • Life during the Pre-Civil War Era, 1830-1860 • The Fight against Slavery, 1830-1860 • Labor and Industrialization, 1830s-1860	Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 • The Civil War, 1861-1865 • Life after the War, 1865-1877	Westward Expansion, 1804-1912 • Exploring New Frontiers, 1804-1893 • Native Americans in the West, 1804-1912 •Industrialization, Progress, and Mythmaking, 1870-1912
The Road to Suffrage, 1848-1920 • First Wave Feminism, 1830s-1920	Gilded Age to World War I, 1878-1919 • Women and Reform, 1880s-1919 • New Age for Women, 1880s-1919	From the Roaring Twenties to Rosie the Riveter, 1920-1945 • Breaking New Ground, 1920s-1940s • Women in Politics, 1920-1945 • Economic Struggles, 1929-1941 • World War II, 1941-1945
Shifting Roles in the Early Cold War Era, 1946-1965 • Challenging the Status Quo, 1946-1962 • Postwar Baby Boom and the Ideal Housewife, 1946-1962	Second-wave Feminism, 1963-1989 • Women’s Liberation, 1963-1977 • Progress and Backlash, 1977-1989	Journeying into the 21st Century, 1990s to Present • Shaping “Herstory,” 1990s to 2010s • The Fourth Wave, 2010s to Present

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