Gender Roles in American Life: A Documentary History of Political, Social, and Economic Changes [2 volumes]
byConstance L. Shehan is professor of sociology and women's studies at the University of Florida.
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Constance L. Shehan. Gender Roles in American Life: A Documentary History of Political, Social, and Economic Changes [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440859595.
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This two-volume set examines how the evolution of gender roles in the United States has changed family dynamics, business practices, and our concepts of womanhood and manhood as well as affected debates about equality, political and military service, and childrearing roles and practices.
• Addresses an important, high-interest topic for students as well as general audiences: how and why gender roles have evolved dramatically in American culture• Presents essential and illuminating primary documents from multiple perspectives—mal and female, conservative and progressive, historical and current
• Includes original headnotes and essays that provide essential context for a more complete understanding of documents and events
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Table of Contents
Gender Roles in American Life: A Documentary History of Political, Social, and Economic Changes [2 volumes]
Author(s): Constance L. ShehanContributors: Shehan, Constance;Abstract:This two-volume set examines how the evolution of gender roles in the United States has changed family dynamics, business practices, and our concepts of womanhood and manhood as well as affected debates about equality, political and military service, and childrearing roles and practices.
• Addresses an important, high-interest topic for students as well as general audiences: how and why gender roles have evolved dramatically in American culture• Presents essential and illuminating primary documents from multiple perspectives—mal and female, conservative and progressive, historical and current
• Includes original headnotes and essays that provide essential context for a more complete understanding of documents and events
Editor(s): Shehan, Constance;SortTitle: gender roles in american life: a documentary history of political, social, and economic changes [2 volumes]Author Info:Constance L. ShehaneditorConstance L. Shehan is professor of sociology and women's studies at the University of Florida.
eISBN-13: 9781440859595Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440859595.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440859588Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 648Publication Date: 20180430- Cover Cover11
- VOLUME 1: 1775–1954 V1:i2
- Title V1:iii4
- Copyright V1:iv5
- Contents V1:v6
- Introduction V1:xiii14
- Gender Roles in American History: The Influence of Demographic Trends, Religion, Laws and Policies, and Technological and Economic Changes V1:xiii14
- Economic Shifts and Technological Advances V1:xiv15
- Persistent Patriarchy V1:xv16
- Long-Term Demographic Trends V1:xv16
- Gender and Parenting Roles V1:xviii19
- Gender and Household Labor V1:xviii19
- Chapter 1: 1775–1850: Divisions of Labor in an Agrarian Nation 122
- Thomas Paine’s “Occasional Letter on the Female Sex,” 1775 930
- Abigail Adams Urges Her Husband to “Remember the Ladies” at the Second Continental Congress, 1776 1233
- Benjamin Rush Expresses Support for the Education of Women, 1787 1435
- A New England Minister Describes Moral Instruction of Children as the Primary Role of Women, 1833 1839
- Gustave de Beaumont Surveys the Lives of American Women and Girls, 1835 2142
- A Female British Sociologist Describes Societal Limitations Imposed on Women, 1838 2748
- John O’Sullivan Cites “the Natural Rights of Man” in a Call for Continental Expansion, 1839 3354
- A New York Assemblyman Calls for Equal Property Rights for Women, 1839 3758
- Alexis de Tocqueville Assesses the Educational Options for Young American Women, 1840 4061
- A Female Textile Worker Condemns Conditions of “Degrading Servitude,” 1845 4465
- Catharine Beecher Talks about Career Choices for Women, 1846 4869
- Martha Coffin Wright Offers “Hints for Wives,” 1846 5576
- Sarah Bagley Admits to Flagging Spirits in the Fight for Labor Reforms, 1848 5677
- Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, 1848 5879
- Chapter 2: 1850–1900: The Civil War, Emancipation, and Progress toward Women’s Rights 6182
- Horace Greeley Offers His Perspective on “Women and Work,” 1852 6586
- A Woman’s Magazine Publishes a Satirical Report from an Imaginary “Men’s Rights Convention,” 1852 6788
- A Methodist Minister Cites the Bible in Supporting Ordination for Women, 1853 7697
- Susan B. Anthony Blames Disrespect for Teachers on Sexism, 1853 79100
- Harriet Jacobs Writes of the Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Slavery, 1861 80101
- Vassar College’s Founder Explains His Support for Female College Instructors, 1864 82103
- A Reconstruction-Era Georgia Planter Complains About “Idle” Freedwomen, 1866 85106
- Louisa May Alcott Urges Women Not to Fear Being an “Old Maid,” 1867 86107
- Clergyman John Todd Warns of the Horrors of Educating Women Out of Their Natural “Sphere,” 1867 88109
- L. P. Brockett Discusses How the “Deficiencies” of Women Make Them Ill-Suited for Various Professions, 1869 94115
- John Stuart Mill Studies the Subjection of Women, 1869 99120
- George W. Julian Describes Women’s Disenfranchisement as the “Slavery Yet to Be Abolished,” 1874 108129
- Alexander Graham Bell Takes Issue with the “Extremism” of Women’s Rights Advocates, 1875 114135
- Susan B. Anthony Describes the “Homes of Single Women,” 1877 116137
- A Medical Journal Editorial Laments the Advances of Women in Medical Professions, 1879 119140
- The President of Columbia College Applauds the Admission of Women into American Colleges, 1882 121142
- The Labor Department Defends the Reputation of Working Women in Cities, 1888 127148
- A Female Economist Urges Women Workers to Organize, 1890 132153
- Cardinal Gibbons Endorses Medical Education for Women, 1891 136157
- Anna Julia Cooper Muses on the “Sublime” Responsibilities and Untapped Potential of Womanhood, 1892 137158
- Carroll Wright Examines the Status of Women Wage Earners, 1892 141162
- War and Manhood in The Red Badge of Courage, 1895 148169
- Kate Chopin Tells the “Story of an Hour,” 1895 153174
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman Examines Women’s Economic Dependence on Men, 1898 155176
- Chapter 3: 1900–1930: The Progressive Era in the United States: No Vote, No Voice 163184
- Theodore Roosevelt Proclaims His Vision of American Manhood, 1901 167188
- Cardinal Gibbons Urges Women to Return to Their Natural Environment—the Home, 1902 171192
- American Homes and Gardens Comments on Male Housekeepers in Europe, 1905 174195
- Madison Peters Describes “the Ideal Wife” for American Men, 1905 175196
- Theodore Roosevelt Speaks Out on “American Motherhood,” 1905 182203
- Tufts University President Frederick Hamilton Decries Co-Education, 1907 186207
- The Supreme Court Establishes Special Labor Rules for Women, 1908 187208
- Women Opponents of Suffrage Detail “Why the Home Makers Do Not Want to Vote,” 1909 191212
- Introduction to the Boy Scouts of America Handbook, 1910 194215
- Social Reformer John Dewey Calls Co-Education a Benefit for Both Men and Women, 1911 195216
- Muckraker Ida Tarbell Condemns America’s “Stupid Notions” of Equality, 1912 199220
- Suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst Challenges Men to “Kill Us or Give Us the Vote,” 1913 205226
- Upton Sinclair’s “The Double Standard—A Parable of the Ages,” 1913 210231
- Walter Lippmann Comments on the “Drift and Doubt” Created by Changing Gender Roles, 1914 210231
- Professor William T. Sedgwick Issues Rape Threat against Women Reformers, 1914 213234
- The Perils of Industrial Work for “The Protected Sex,” 1915 216237
- Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee Issues a Call to Arms to “the Men of Massachusetts,” 1915 220241
- The NAACP Adds Its Voice to the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1915 225246
- Josephine Goldmark Surveys Challenges of Wartime Employment for Women, 1917 227248
- A. Philip Randolph Urges African Americans to Support Suffrage, 1917 234255
- The Drive for Women’s Rights Undercuts Legal Protections for Domestic Violence, 1917 235256
- Dueling Poems on Employment of Women During World War I, 1918 239260
- Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin Speaks Out on “Woman Suffrage,” 1918 241262
- Introduction of the 19th Amendment Granting Women the Right to Vote, 1919 245266
- The Girl Scouts Urge Young Girls to Pursue Lives of Adventure, 1920 245266
- Henry Ford Identifies “Organized Womanhood” as a Tool of Communism, 1924 249270
- Chapter 4: 1930–1955: The Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, and Its Aftermath 259280
- Mary Anderson Recalls Working for the Depression-Era Women’s Bureau, 1930s 267288
- Eleanor Roosevelt Describes “What Ten Million Women Want,” 1932 273294
- Herbert Hoover Campaigns for the Votes of the Women of America, 1932 277298
- Eleanor Roosevelt Surveys the State of Women in America, 1940 282303
- Labor Department Alerts American Industry to Availability of Women Workers, 1942 289310
- War Department Informs American Industry “You’re Going to Employ Women,” 1943 292313
- Women Recall Working in America’s “Arsenal of Democracy,” 1943–1945 294315
- Labor Department Tips for Adding Women to the Workforce, 1944 300321
- A Woman Writes to President Truman about Her Postwar Employment Prospects, 1945 303324
- A Call for Equal Pay for Men and Women, 1950 304325
- VOLUME 2: 1955–Present V2:i327
- Title V2:iii329
- Copyright V2:iv330
- Contents V2:v331
- Chapter 5: 1955–1975: Pushing Gender Boundaries 307339
- President Eisenhower Urges Working Mothers to Return to the Home, 1958 315347
- Kennedy Adviser Recalls the Work of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, 1961–1963 316348
- Report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, 1963 322354
- The National Organization for Women’s Statement of Purpose, 1966 327359
- President Johnson Bans Sex Discrimination in Federal Hiring, 1967 332364
- Shirley Chisholm Speaks Out for Equal Rights for Women, 1969 334366
- Feminist Author Caroline Bird Expresses Support for the Equal Rights Amendment, 1970 336368
- Senator Sam Ervin Frames the Equal Rights Amendment as Damaging to Women, 1970 341373
- Betty Friedan Testifies About the “Sex Plus” Doctrine, 1970 346378
- Gloria Steinem Calls for Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, 1970 350382
- A Woman Labor Union Official Declares Opposition to the ERA, 1970 354386
- Phyllis Schlafly Condemns the Equal Rights Amendment, 1972 360392
- Marabel Morgan Describes The Total Woman, 1973 363395
- Alice Paul Reflects on a Half Century of Crusading for Gender Equality, 1974 370402
- Chapter 6: 1975–1990: Accelerating Gender Role Changes at Work and at Home 381413
- Alan Alda Urges Men to Support the Equal Rights Amendment, 1976 389421
- Republican Congressman Describes the ERA as “an Attack on Motherhood,” 1978 395427
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 1978 398430
- Title IX “Policy Interpretation” Levels the Playing Field for Male and Female Collegiate Athletes, 1979 399431
- President Carter Responds to Illinois’s Rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment, 1980 403435
- Moral Majority Leader Jerry Falwell Laments “Assaults” on the Traditional Family, 1980 405437
- President Carter Asks for Support from a Women’s Labor Union, 1980 412444
- President of Hunter College Touts the ERA’s Benefits for Women’s Education, 1984 416448
- An Economics Professor Explores Comparable Worth in the American Workplace, 1985 424456
- Chapter 7: 1990–2008: Gains for Women’s Rights amid Calls for a Return to Traditional Gender Roles 429461
- A Momentous Sex Discrimination Ruling in UAW v. Johnson Controls, 1991 439471
- “We’re Not a Fad”: Women Make Inroads in Congress, 1992–2002 447479
- President Clinton Praises Women Serving in the U.S. Military, 1995 453485
- Debating Title IX’s Impact on Collegiate Athletes, 1995 456488
- President Clinton Announces America’s First Woman Space Mission Commander, 1998 460492
- First Lady Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton on Equal Pay for Women, 1999 462494
- Perspectives on Manhood and Changing Gender Roles from Three Men, 2000–2009 469501
- The Family and Medical Leave Act’s Benefits to Working Parents, 2008 477509
- Sociologist Michael Kimmel Examines the World of “Guyland,” 2008 485517
- Chapter 8: 2008–Present: The Fight to Restore Women’s Rights 491523
- The Bush Administration Minimizes Wage Disparities between Men and Women, 2009 497529
- Partisan Differences over the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, 2009 499531
- A Conservative Economist Dismisses the Existence of a Meaningful Gender Pay Gap, 2010 502534
- A Boston College Study Takes Stock of “the New Dad,” 2010 509541
- The Department of Labor Examines Pay Gap Myths, 2012 519551
- A Father Considers Gender Stereotypes in Preschool, 2012 522554
- Evidence of Gender Bias among Male and Female Science Faculty Members, 2012 523555
- A World of CEO Moms and Trophy Husbands, 2012 526558
- Nancy Pelosi Declares That “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds,” 2013 533565
- President Obama Declares That “It’s on Us” to Stop Violence against Women, 2014 537569
- Steady Gains for Women in Education and the Workforce, 2014 542574
- President Obama Discusses the Persistence of Gender Discrimination, 2014 546578
- Neera Tanden Discusses “Women’s Changing Role in the Workplace,” 2014 548580
- Remarks by President Obama at a Working Mothers Town Hall, 2015 553585
- A Woman Advertising Executive Discusses Mad Men and Modern-Day Sexism, 2015 560592
- The Department of Defense Opens Combat Positions to Women, 2015 563595
- Senator Ernst Expresses Concern about Women in Ground Combat Positions, 2016 569601
- A Woman Journalist Describes Sexism and Misogyny in American Sports Media, 2016 571603
- Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey Discuss Women’s Equality, 2016 573605
- Study Finds Persistent Gender Inequities in American News and Entertainment, 2017 580612
- President Trump Speaks in Support of Women’s Empowerment, 2017 587619
- Democratic Senators Urge President Trump to “Reverse Course on Anti-Women’s Agenda,” 2017 590622
- Index 595627
- About the Editor 609641