{"product_id":"inventing-the-american-woman-isbn-9780882952512","title":"Inventing the American Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the first edition of this groundbreaking survey of U.S. women’s history first appeared in 1986, no one could have predicted its spectacular success and widespread support—or the vast proliferation of women’s history courses in the nation’s high schools, colleges, and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformed by the generous feedback of many of “Inventing\"’s loyal users—student readers and instructors from every region of the nation—the fourth edition of Glenda Riley’s dynamic text remains the most inclusive, accessible, and affordable choice as a core text for the Women’s History course, as well as useful supplementary reading for courses in Women’s Studies and the U.S. survey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely up to date, with expanded coverage of women in the military, sports, women’s healthcare, divorce, and women of color—especially Spanish-speaking, American Indian, African American, and Asian American women—this well-balanced, interpretive account portrays the myriad of women’s experiences as they shaped and were shaped by American history, and redounds as a remarkable feat of insight and inclusion. As always, each volume features a stunning photographic essay, a visual account from the colonial era to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Gender Expectations Across Cultures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six “Reordering Woman’s Sphere”: The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1878 to 1914 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gilded Age, 1878 to 1890 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReform during the Progressive Era, 1890 to 1914 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmployed Women during the Progressive Era, 1890 to 1914 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New South during the Progressive Era, 1890 to 1914 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New West during the Progressive Era, 1890 to 1914 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Guide 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven The “New Woman”: World War I and the “Roaring Twenties,” 1914 to 1929 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen during World War I, 1914 -1918 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoman Suffrage Triumphant 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange and Continuity during the 1920s 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRacial Issues 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Guide 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight “Making Do and Pitching In”: The Great Depression and World War II, 1929 to 1945 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Depression of the 1930s 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife during the 1930s 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld War II, 1941-1945 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvival of Regionalism during the Depression and World War II 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Guide 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImages and Realities (Photographs) Follow page 418 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine The Feminine Mystique and Beyond, 1945 to 1965 419\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack-to-the-Home Movement of the Late 1940s and the 1950s 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Suburbia: The Late 1940s and the 1950s 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Feminism: The Early 1960s 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s Lives: The Early 1960s 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Guide 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten Modern American Women: 1965 to the Present 468\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feminist Movement, 1965-1985 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Gains and Losses, 1965-1985 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince 1985 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Guide 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 518\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Looking Toward the Future 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex xii (follow page 530)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003e2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a wonderful set of two volumes on the history of American women, from the earliest colonial period to the 1990s. It is based on a wide variety of sources, and it is extensively documented. Anyone interested in the history of women in the United States should consult this important work.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Historical Journal of Massachusetts\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer 1995)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGlenda Riley\u003c\/b\u003e is Alexander M. Bracken Professor of History Emeritus at Ball State University. Formerly, she was professor of history and director of the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Northern Iowa. Professor Riley has also served as visiting endowed professor at University College, Dublin; Marquette University; and Mesa State College, In addition to authoring four editions of Inventing the American Women, Professor Riley has written The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley (1994), A Place to Grow: Women in the American West (1992), Divorce: An American Tradition (1991), The Female Frontier: A Comparative View of Women on the Prairie and Plains (1988), Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915 (1984), Frontierswomen: The Iowa Experience (1981; 2d ed., 1994), Women and Nature: Saving the “Wild” West (1999), Taking Land, Breaking Land: Women Colonizing the American West and Kenya, 1840-1940 (2003), and Confronting Race: Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1815-1915 (2004), as ell as numerous published articles, reviews, and chapters in edited volumes. Professor Riley now lives on a horse ranch in historic Lincoln County, New Mexico, and is a member of such organizations as the Lincoln County Historical Society and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Posse.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989471445221,"sku":"NP9780882952512","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780882952512.jpg?v=1761784234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/inventing-the-american-woman-isbn-9780882952512","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}