America's Women
400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (P.S.)
Our rough guess is there are 152,000 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 10 hours and 8 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 20 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
152,000 words, Guess
Page Count
608 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780061227226
- ISBN-100061227226
- Goodreads137675
- OCLC Control Number144598489
- Better World Books9780061227226
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL7289158M
Description
From the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists having a grand old time protesting beauty pageants and bridal fairs, America's Women tells the story of how women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America. Spanning wars, the pioneering days, the fight for suffrage, the Depression, the era of Rosie the Riveter, the civil rights movement, and the feminist rebellion of the 1970s, this book describes the way women's lives were altered by dress fashions, medical advances, rules of hygiene, social theories about sex and courtship, and the ever-changing attitudes toward education, work, and politics. While keeping her eye on the big picture, Gail Collins still notes that corsets and uncomfortable shoes mattered a lot too.
First Sentence
Eleanor Dare must have been either extraordinary adventurous or easily led.
Subjects
Topics
Other Editions
- America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (P.S.)
Show 9 more editions
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!