Sigerman, Harriet

Describes the experiences of women slaves, looks at the beginning of the women's rights movement, and discusses the role of women in the Civil War.

Explores social and political activism of women in the mid-nineteenth century.

A supplement to the first ten volumes of "The Young Oxford History of Women in the United States," providing short profiles of nearly 250 women who made significant contributions to their fields, and including a series index.

Text and accompanying photographs show the changing role of women in the United States following the Civil War.

Provides short profiles of many of the women discussed in the first ten volumes of the series, spanning the past four centuries of women's history in the U.S.

Explores social and political activism of women in the mid-19th century.

Text and accompanying photographs show the changing role of women in the United States following the Civil War.