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When Women Won The Vote focuses on the final decade of American women's fight for the vote that culminated in the 19th Amendment in 1920, a compelling chapter in US women's history and American democracy. This book is essential reading for students of American Political or Women's History, Gender Studies, or Progressivism"--

When Women Won The Vote focuses on the final decade of American women's fight for the vote that culminated in the 19th Amendment in 1920, a compelling chapter in US women's history and American democracy. This book is essential reading for students of American Political or Women's History, Gender Studies, or Progressivism"--

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 in...

Looking at general trends and specific items, 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. 25 color illustrations. 75 maps.

In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600, 000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump 30% in a single year, the outbreak obstructed the country's participation in World War I and imposed terrible challenges on communities across the United States. This epidemic provides an ideal lens for understanding the history of infectious disease in the United States. The Flu Epidemic of 19...

In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600, 000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump 30% in a single year, the outbreak obstructed the country's participation in World War I and imposed terrible challenges on communities across the United States. This epidemic provides an ideal lens for understanding the history of infectious disease in the United States. The Flu Epidemic of 19...

Established in 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most ambitious federal jobs programs ever created in the US.

Established in 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most ambitious federal jobs programs ever created in the US.

For courses in U.S. history (after 1865), biography, 20th century America (1900 - 2000), history of women in America (since 1865), history of African-Americans, American labor history and the Civil Rights Movement (1940 - 1968). A presentation of Jane Addams' story in clear, non-technical language, focusing primarily on her philosophy and achievements as well as their significance in her own time and ours. Jane Addams devoted her life to worki...