Woman: The American History of an Idea

A comprehensive history of the struggle to define womanhood in America, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century

"An intelligently provocative, vital reading experience. . . . This highly readable, inclusive, and deeply researched book will appeal to scholars of women and gender studies as well as anyone seeking to understand the historical patterns that misogyny has etched across every era of American culture."-Kirkus Reviews

"A comprehensive and lucid overview of the ongoing cam...