The changing role and status of women in America from colonial times to the present, and the American woman's unrelenting struggle for complete equality with men are the major themes of this work. The works of leading feminists, suffragists, abolitionists, unionists, and temperance workers are explored.
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The changing role and status of women in America from colonial times to the present, and the American woman's unrelenting struggle for complete equality with men are the major themes of this work. The works of leading feminists, suffragists, abolitionists, unionists, and temperance workers are explored.
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Add this copy of The Better Half: the Emanicipation of the American to cart. $13.99, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
Add this copy of The Better Half, ; the Emancipation of the American to cart. $17.00, Sold by Second Life Books Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lanesborough, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Harper.
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1965, Harper
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First edn
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Harper
Published:
1965
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14641918406
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8vo, pp. 401. A history of the growth of widening role of women in America.
Add this copy of The Better Half: the Emancipation of the American Woman to cart. $25.39, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by Jonathan Cape.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Better Half, ; the Emancipation of the American to cart. $26.00, Sold by Second Life Books Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lanesborough, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Cape.
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1966, Cape
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First UK edn
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Cape
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1966
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English
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14641909940
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8vo, pp. 401. A nice copy in dj. A narrative of the struggle for equality of the sexes from Colonial days until 1919. Sinclair went to Eton & Oxford, a lecturer at Univ. College, University of London.
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Very Good. Hardcover. Harper & Row, NY, 1965; 1st edn. with dust cover slightly scuffed, book in mint condition; xxx+401pp with index and notes; Andrew Sinclair's urbane history of the gradual emancipation of the American woman shows how the contemporary female has arrived at her present state of perplexity. The drive for woman's freedom never proceeded in an orderly, step-by-step fashion, because women were always changing their objectives. Amid general acceptance of inferior status, individuals and small militant groups sprang up to push specific changes. The first generations of Pilgrim women strove for their religious freedom. With increased leisure, women of conscience actively participated in reform movements, originally for the abolition of slavery, later for the political equality of the sexes. The women who fought for the right to enter the labor market and the professions left the fight for sexual equality to a later generation. Every reform brought antagonism, not only from men, but from women themselves, who wanted to remain "ladies"-feminists had more to fear from Man's chivalry than from his tyranny. But if woman's ultimate role remained unclear, at least the myths and rigid rules which dominated her life could be shattered. In steady succession feminists changed the traditional attitudes toward early marriage and divorce; thev fought against the notion that women were too emotional to be educated and established a system of women's schools and colleges which still flourishes; they brought about dress reform that sometimes led to bloomers and other fads but also did away with the corset as the symbol of woman's bodily bondage; they wrote and encouraged books which destroyed woman's ignorance and fear of her own physiology. But above all, under the leadership of such extraordinary personalities as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton, they worked for woman's right to vote. Andrew Sinclair shows clearly the many complex and varied factors which changed the roles of American women: how the original Puritan ethic was transformed by the different waves of immigration; how sexual mores were influenced by the decline of the church and the migration to cities; how industrialism determined woman's place in the family; and how periods of emancipation, such as the 1920's, have been followed by years of conservative reaction. This book, while a feat of scholarship deriving from much new research, is a delight to read because of its abundance of brilliant character sketches and anecdotes. It confirms Mr. Sinclair's reputation as one of the best social historians writing today. 8½x6"......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of The Better Half: the Emancipation of the American Woman to cart. $44.97, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by Jonathan Cape.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Better Half: the Emancipation of. Woman to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by George Houle rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Springs, CA, UNITED STATES, published by NY, HARPER, 1965.
Add this copy of The Better Half: the Emancipation of the American Woman to cart. $57.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Praeger.
