When the first edition of this groundbreaking survey of U.S. womens history first appeared in 1986, no one could have predicted its spectacular success and widespread supportor the vast proliferation of womens history courses in the nations high schools, colleges, and universities.
Informed by the generous feedback of many of Inventing s loyal usersstudent readers and instructors from every region of the nationthe fourth edition of Glenda Rileys dynamic text remains the most inclusive, accessible, and affordable choice as a core text for the Womens History course, as well as useful supplementary reading for courses in Womens Studies and the U.S. survey.
Completely up to date, with expanded coverage of women in the military, sports, womens healthcare, divorce, and women of colorespecially Spanish-speaking, American Indian, African American, and Asian American womenthis well-balanced, interpretive account portrays the myriad of womens experiences as they shaped and were shaped by American history, and redounds as a remarkable feat of insight and inclusion. As always, each volume features a stunning photographic essay, a visual account from the colonial era to the present.
