Divided Lives

American Women in the Twentieth Century

Author: Rosalind Rosenberg
Secondary Author: Eric Foner
ISBN: 9780809097845

"The lives of American women have changed dramatically in the nine decades since the turn of the century. Women have made extraordinary strides in winning personal autonomy, sexual freedom, economic independence, and legal rights. They won the right to vote, the legal right to equal pay for equal work, and the right to control their reproductive lives. Nonetheless, the vast majority of women still assume the domestic burdens that leave men free to play their traditional role outside the home; paradoxically, the bedrock of liberal individualism that has made women's great gains possible clashes with the powerful tradition of gender inequality. Moreover, it has impeded the growth of social services--health care, maternal aid, and child care--that could further promote equality for women. Equality in practice remains elusive." "Rosalind Rosenberg writes a lively history. She includes vignettes of many of the great leaders who during a turbulent century-long struggle have achieved so much

Publisher: Hill and Wang
Publish Date: 1992

Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: History)