A Companion to American Women′s History

Nancy A. Hewitt is Professor of History and Women's Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of Womena s Activism and Social Change (1984) and Southern Discomfort: Women's Activism in Tampa, Florida, 1880s--1920s (2001), Womena s Activism and Social Change (2001), the editor of Women, Families, and Communities (1990), and co--editor of Visible Women: New Essays on American Activism (1993), and Talking Gender: Public Images, Personal Journeys, and Political Critiques (1996).

Introduction. Part One: The Colonial Era, 1600--1760. 1 Imperial Gaze: Native American, African American, and Colonial Women in European Eyes: Kirsten Fischer (University of Minnesota). 2 Slavery and the Slave Trade: Jennifer L. Morgan (Rutgers University). 3 Contact and Conquest in the Americas: Gwenn A. Miller (Duke University). 4 Building Colonies, Defining Families: Ann M. Little (Colorado State University). 5 Sinners and Saints: Women and Religion in Colonial America: Susan Juster (University of Michigan). Part Two: The Creation of a New Nation, 1760--1880. 6 A Revolution for Whom?: Jan E. Lewis (Rutgers University). 7 Gender and Class Formations in the Antebellum North: Catherine Kelly (University of Oklahoma). 8 Religion, Reform, and Radicalism: Nancy A. Hewitt (Rutgers University). 9 Conflicts and Cultures in the West: Lisbeth Haas (University of California at Santa Cruz). 10 Rural America: Marli Weiner (University of Maine, Orono). 11 The Civil War Era: Thavolia Glymph (Duke University). 12 Marriage, Property and the Ideals of Class: Amy Dru Stanley (University of Chicago). 13 Health, Science and Sexualities: Louise Michele Newman (University of Florida). Part Three: Modern America, 1880--1990. 14 Education and the Professions, 1880--1990: Lynn Gordon (University of Rochester). 15 Wage--earning Women, 1900--1990: Annelise Orleck (Dartmouth College). 16 Consumer Cultures, 1880--1990: Susan Porter Benson (University of Connecticut). 17 Urban Spaces and Popular Cultures, 1890--1930: Nan Enstad (University of Wisconsin, Madison). 18 Women on the Move: Migration and Immigration: Ardis Cameron (University of Southern Maine). 19 Womena s Movements, 1880s--1920s: Kirsten Delegard (Duke University). 20 Medicine, Law, and the State: Leslie J. Reagan (University of Illinois, Urbana--Champaign). 21 The Great Depression and World War II: Karen Anderson (University of Arizona) 22 Rewriting Postwar Women's History, 1945--1960: Joanne Meyerowitz (Yale University). 23 Civil Rights, and Black Liberation: Steven F. Lawson (Rutgers University, New Brunswick). 24 Second Wave Feminism: Rosalyn Baxandall (State University of New York at Old Westbury) and Linda Gordon (New York University). Bibliography, Compiled by April DeStefano (ClaremontMcKennaCollege)