Abstract: Part I: The Emergence of the Modern American Woman: The 1890s. Women's Status in 1890. Roots of Change. Part II: The American Woman from 1900 to the First World War: A Profile. The Main Prospect: Marriage and Motherhood. The Working-Class Women. The Other Way: Prostitution. The New Sensuality. Part III: Women as Organizers and Innovators: Suffrage, Reform, And Feminism, 1890-1920. Suffragism on the Wane. Feminism and Progressivism: A Case of Give and Take. The Radicals. Shaky Grounds for Argument. Two Generations. Suffrage Achieved. Part IV: The 1920s: Freedom or Disillusionment? Women's Organisations in Transition. Antifeminist Undercurrents and Feminism Conservatism. Flaming Youth: New Liberties, Old Attitudes. Women at Work: Progress and Setbacks. Latina Immigration: Women, Work, And Acculturation. Working-Class Working Women. The New Heroines. Part V: Women in Depression and War. Feminism and Women's Organizations. Eleanor Roosevelt: Examplar of Her Era. The Women's Network and New Deal Programs. Changes for the Working Woman. Latin and African-American Women. Unions in an Age of Depression. The Securities of Marriage in an Insecure Age. Fashions and Movies: Old and New Images. African-American Women and Popular Culture. Women as Part of the War Effort. Part VI: Feminism Comes of Age: 1945-1970. A General Consensus on Woman's Role. Evidence to the Contrary. The Shift to Militancy. Part VII: Progress and Backlash, 1970-1993. The Feminist Position in the 1970s. Feminist Achievements and the Houston National Women's Conference. Backlash. The Feminist Movement: United and Divided. Recent Immigration. The Recent Situation. Women and Aging in Contemporary Times. The Present: Revolutionary or Not?
Publication Year: 1974
Publication Date: 1974-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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