Root of Bitterness: Documents of the Social History of American Women

by Cott and Nancy F. Cott

Book Overview

Presenting a diverse collection of documents, Root of Bitterness reaches from the colonial era through the nineteenth century, focusing on six dominant themes: women's work, the power of gender, the physical body, women's collective efforts, diversity and conflict among women, and women's relation to state authority. This edition contains about twenty selections from the original volume and almost sixty new ones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155553256X
• ISBN13: 9781555532567
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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