Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1775–1850: Divisions of Labor in an Agrarian Nation.
1: Thomas Paine’s “Occasional Letter on the Female Sex,” 1775.
2: Abigail Adams Urges Her Husband to “Remember the Ladies” at the Second Continental Congress, 1776.
3: Benjamin Rush Expresses Support for the Education of Women, 1787.
4: A New England Minister Describes Moral Instruction of Children as the Primary Role of Women, 1833.
5: Gustave De Beaumont Surveys the Lives of American Women and Girls, 1835.
6: A Female British Sociologist Describes Societal Limitations Imposed on Women, 1838.
7: John O’Sullivan Cites “the Natural Rights of Man” in a Call for Continental Expansion, 1839.
8: A New York Assemblyman Calls for Equal Property Rights for Women, 1839.
9: Alexis De Tocqueville Assesses the Educational Options for Young American Women, 1840.
10: A Female Textile Worker Condemns Conditions of “Degrading Servitude,” 1845.
11: Catharine Beecher Talks About Career Choices for Women, 1846.
12: Martha Coffin Wright Offers “Hints for Wives,” 1846.
13: Sarah Bagley Admits to Flagging Spirits in the Fight for Labor Reforms, 1848.
14: Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, 1848.
1850–1900: The Civil War, Emancipation, and Progress toward Women’s Rights.
15: Horace Greeley Offers His Perspective on “Women and Work,” 1852.
16: A Woman’s Magazine Publishes a Satirical Report from an Imaginary “Men’s Rights Convention,” 1852.
17: A Methodist Minister Cites the Bible in Supporting Ordination for Women, 1853.
18: Susan B. Anthony Blames Disrespect for Teachers on Sexism, 1853.
19: Harriet Jacobs Writes of the Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Slavery, 1861.
20: Vassar College’s Founder Explains His Support for Female College Instructors, 1864.
21: A Reconstruction-Era Georgia Planter Complains About “Idle” Freedwomen, 1866.
22: Louisa May Alcott Urges Women Not to Fear Being an “Old Maid,” 1867.
23: Clergyman John Todd Warns of the Horrors of Educating Women Out of Their Natural “Sphere,” 1867.
24: L. P. Brockett Discusses How the “Deficiencies” of Women Make Them Ill-Suited for Various Professions, 1869.
25: John Stuart Mill Studies the Subjection of Women, 1869.
26: George W. Julian Describes Women’s Disenfranchisement as the “Slavery Yet to Be Abolished,” 1874.
27: Alexander Graham Bell Takes Issue With the “Extremism” of Women’s Rights Advocates, 1875.
28: Susan B. Anthony Describes the “Homes of Single Women,” 1877.
29: A Medical Journal Editorial Laments the Advances of Women in Medical Professions, 1879.
30: The President of Columbia College Applauds the Admission of Women Into American Colleges, 1882.
31: The Labor Department Defends the Reputation of Working Women in Cities, 1888.
32: A Female Economist Urges Women Workers to Organize, 1890.
33: Cardinal Gibbons Endorses Medical Education for Women, 1891.
34: Anna Julia Cooper Muses on the “Sublime” Responsibilities and Untapped Potential of Womanhood, 1892.
35: Carroll Wright Examines the Status of Women Wage Earners, 1892.
36: War and Manhood in The Red Badge of Courage, 1895.
37: Kate Chopin Tells the “Story of an Hour,” 1895.
38: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Examines Women’s Economic Dependence on Men, 1898.
1900–1930: The Progressive Era in the United States : No Vote, No Voice.
39: Theodore Roosevelt Proclaims His Vision of American Manhood, 1901.
40: Cardinal Gibbons Urges Women to Return to Their Natural Environment—The Home, 1902.
41: American Homes and Gardens Comments on Male Housekeepers in Europe, 1905.
42: Madison Peters Describes “The Ideal Wife” for American Men, 1905.
43: Theodore Roosevelt Speaks Out on “American Motherhood,” 1905.
44: Tufts University President Frederick Hamilton Decries Co-Education, 1907.
45: The Supreme Court Establishes Special Labor Rules for Women, 1908.
46: Women Opponents of Suffrage Detail “Why the Home Makers Do Not Want to Vote,” 1909.
47: Introduction to the Boy Scouts of America Handbook, 1910.
48: Social Reformer John Dewey Calls Co-Education a Benefit for Both Men and Women, 1911.
49: Muckraker Ida Tarbell Condemns America’s “Stupid Notions” of Equality, 1912.
50: Suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst Challenges Men to “Kill Us Or Give Us the Vote,” 1913.
51: Upton Sinclair’s “The Double Standard—A Parable of the Ages,” 1913.
52: Walter Lippmann Comments on the “Drift and Doubt” Created by Changing Gender Roles, 1914.
53: Professor William T. Sedgwick Issues Rape Threat Against Women Reformers, 1914.
54: The Perils of Industrial Work for “The Protected Sex,” 1915.
55: Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee Issues a Call to Arms to “The Men of Massachusetts,” 1915.
56: The Naacp Adds Its Voice to the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1915.
57: Josephine Goldmark Surveys Challenges of Wartime Employment for Women, 1917.
58: A. Philip Randolph Urges African Americans to Support Suffrage, 1917.
59: The Drive for Women’s Rights Undercuts Legal Protections for Domestic Violence, 1917.
60: Dueling Poems on Employment of Women During World War I, 1918.
61: Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin Speaks Out on “Woman Suffrage,” 1918.
62: Introduction of the 19th Amendment Granting Women the Right to Vote, 1919.
63: The Girl Scouts Urge Young Girls to Pursue Lives of Adventure, 1920.
64: Henry Ford Identifies “Organized Womanhood” as a Tool of Communism, 1924.
1930–1955: The Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II , and Its Aftermath.
65: Mary Anderson Recalls Working for the Depression-Era Women’s Bureau, 1930S.
66: Eleanor Roosevelt Describes “What Ten Million Women Want,” 1932.
67: Herbert Hoover Campaigns for the Votes of the Women of America, 1932.
68: Eleanor Roosevelt Surveys the State of Women in America, 1940.
69: Labor Department Alerts American Industry to Availability of Women Workers, 1942.
70: War Department Informs American Industry “You’re Going to Employ Women,” 1943.
71: Women Recall Working in America’s “Arsenal of Democracy,” 1943–1945.
72: Labor Department Tips for Adding Women to the Workforce, 1944.
73: A Woman Writes to President Truman About Her Postwar Employment Prospects, 1945.
74: A Call for Equal Pay for Men and Women, 1950.
