Bücher der Reihe Lives of American Women

Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and 20th Century America charts the life of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) whose life was radically altered by the Depression, and whose photography helped transform the nation.

An accessible, engaging examination of Barbara Egger Lennon, whose life illustrates how many early 20th century American women managed to balance traditional roles with work and activism.

An accessible, engaging examination of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, whose dramatic life story is used to narrate the rise and fall of radical challenges to capitalism in 20th-Century United States.

An accessible, engaging introduction to the life of first lady Dolley Madison and the pivotal role she played in establishing an atmosphere of unity and civility in the young nation

An engaging, accessible introduction to Alice Paul's struggle for female equality and the unwavering role she played in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote

An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product

An engaging look into the life of Rebecca Dickinson and the paradoxes presented by an unmarried woman who earned her own living at the time of the American Revolution

An engaging introduction to the life of Betsy Mix Cowles, a radical abolitionist in the Civil War era and a brilliant example of what an educated and independent woman can accomplish.

Following Mary Pickford's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to American film and mass culture. It also explores her struggles to surpass her confining public film persona as 'America's Sweetheart', mirroring how women, both then and today, must reconcile domestic life with professional aspirations and work.

Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and 20th Century America charts the life of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) whose life was radically altered by the Depression, and whose photography helped transform the nation.

Following Lathrop's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to progressive politics, women's employment, and women's education. It offers a look at how one influential woman worked within the bounds of traditional conventions about gender, race, and class, and pushed against them.

Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth-century.

Following Mary Pickford's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to American film and mass culture. It also explores her struggles to surpass her confining public film persona as 'America's Sweetheart', mirroring how women, both then and today, must reconcile domestic life with professional aspirations and work.