Woman : the American history of an idea
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022].
ISBN
9780300249903, 030024990X
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
571 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780300249903, 030024990X
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-534) and index.
Description
What does it mean to be a "woman" in America? Award-winning gender and sexuality scholar Lillian Faderman traces the evolution of the meaning from Puritan ideas of God's plan for women to the sexual revolution of the 1960s and its reversals to the impact of such recent events as #metoo, the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the election of Kamala Harris as vice president, and the transgender movement. This wide-ranging 400-year history chronicles conflicts, retreats, defeats, and hard-won victories in both the private and the public sectors and shines a light on the often-overlooked battles of enslaved women and women leaders in tribal nations. Noting that every attempt to cement a particular definition of "woman" has been met with resistance, Faderman also shows that successful challenges to the status quo are often short-lived. As she underlines, the idea of womanhood in America continues to be contested.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Faderman, L. (2022). Woman: the American history of an idea . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. 2022. Woman: The American History of an Idea. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. Woman: The American History of an Idea Yale University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Faderman, Lillian. Woman: The American History of an Idea Yale University Press, 2022.
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