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Through Women's Eyes: An American History with Documents: Combined Version
Now available in two-volume splits as well as the combined version. Through Women’s An American History was the first textbook in U.S. women’s history to present an inclusive narrative within the context of the central developments of U.S. history and to integrate written and visual primary sources into each chapter. The result, according to authors Ellen Carol DuBois and Lynn Dumenil, was to "reveal the relationship between secondary and original sources, to show history as a dynamic process of investigation and interpretation rather than a set body of facts and figures." The enormous success of the first edition confirms that the field of U.S. women’s history was ready for a ground-breaking textbook that focuses on women from a broad range of ethnicities, classes, religions, and regions and that helps students understand how women and women’s history are an integral part of U.S. history.
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928 pages, Paperback
Published September 10, 2008
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Ellen Carol DuBois
84 books14 followersEllen Carol Dubois is a distinguished professor of history and gender studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned her bachelor's degree at Wellesley in 1968 and her Ph.D. from Northwestern in 1975.
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April 7, 2022
Easily the most comprehensive account of U.S. history through a gendered lens. One of the few textbooks I will be keeping & revisiting
July 22, 2016
I read this for a class, Women in US History, and loved it! It gives great perspective of the history of the US from before Europeans arrived to 2015, discussing life and experiences women went through, including African Americans, Native Americans, and other minorities. Reading this book gave me a better and more well-rounded understanding of our past, and as a future History teacher, I find that invaluable. This will be a fantastic tool and reference for me, especially with all of the primary sources included in each chapter. Highly recommend!
January 8, 2021
Even though this was required reading for a History class, it is still an incredible book with rich details about the roles women had in U.S. history. From Native America through 2016. Great book with tons of badass women you didn't even know about!
December 7, 2011
the textbook for my History of Women in the United States. interesting class so far! i love history
March 2, 2022
the best textbook that I have ever been assigned.
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