A Companion to American Women's History

This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field.

• Covers the breadth of American Women's history, including the colonial family, marriage, health, sexuality, education, immigration, work, consumer culture, and feminism.
  
• Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic.
  
• Includes expanded bibliography of titles to guide further research.