Dare U 2 Open This Book by Carol Lynn Moore

P ocahontas Convinces Her Father, Chief Powhatan, to Spare the Life of Captain John Smith, from John Smith, Generall Historie of Virginia (1612) John Beverley, A Woman and a Boy Running After Her (1705) John White, A Chief Lady of Pomeiooc and Her Daughter Theodor deBry, Theire sitting at meate (1590), based on a drawing by John White Indians Planting Corn, from Theodor de Bry, Great Voyages (1590)Ĭanadian Iroquois Women Making Maple Sugar, from Joseph-François Lafitau, Moeurs des Sauvages Amériquains (1724) PRIMARY SOURCES: European Images of Native American Women Reading into the Past: Two Sisters and Acoma OriginsĪfrican Women and the Atlantic Slave Trade Visual source essays range from the iconic images of working class women in Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives to the role of feminism in the drive for workplace equality in the 1970s. Primary source essays focus on both well-known historical topics and figures such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and lesser-known sources such as the women who were 'on the ground' during the civil rights struggle of the 1950s and ‘60s.

Rich and diverse sources supply the framework for fruitful class discussions. Over 220 primary sources underscore the wide range of documents available for historical inquiry and offers instructors a treasure trove of teaching materials that will resonate with students.

Provides a useful format for teaching and learning women’s history, combining an overarching narrative with a wealth of primary sources. history, including abolitionism, progressive reform, industrialization, immigration, wars, and civil rights movements. Through Women’s Eyes emphasizes the ways in which women’s lives aligned with major historical changes and movements in U.S. Examines women’s history in the context of the forces that shaped American society. Integrating women from a broad range of classes, ethnicities, religions, and regions into its interpretive framework, Through Women’s Eyes pays particular attention to Native American, African American, Latina, Asian American, and working-class women, reflecting not only current scholarship but the diversity of today’s classrooms.

Emphasizes the diversity of women’s experiences.

Dare U 2 Open This Book by Carol Lynn Moore