The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America

By Sandra Opdycke

Book Overview

Looking at general trends and specific items such as life in a tenement, women working overseas in World War I, the production of cosmetics in the 1920s, and new female immigration, this atlas portrays the history of American women from a vivid geographical and demographic perspective. In a variety of colorful maps and charts, this important new work documents milestones in the evolution of the social and political rights of women. Coverage includes the rise of reform movements such as temperance, women's suffrage, and abolition during the 19th century, and contraception, abortion rights, and the Equal Rights Amendment in the 20th. Also inlcludes 50 color maps.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415921384
• ISBN13: 9780415921381
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding and a must-read!

This atlas is beautiful and informative. The maps/illustrations are both colorful and a valuable addition to the text. The text itself is brilliantly written and accessible to all ages. This is an important work that every woman should read.