Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America

by Sara M. Evans

Book Overview

The most concise and comprehensive one-volume history of American women--from the indigenous women of the 16th-century wilderness to the dual-role career women and mothers of contemporary times--this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029029902
• ISBN13: 9780029029909
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 23.9" x 16.3" x 16.3"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful look at Women's History

I enjoyed reading Evans look a the history of Women in the U.S. From it's beginnings in the colonial times, through the suffrage movement up to the 80's. It's a wonderful look at part of our history that is ignored in most texts. Highly recommend for any student of women's history!

A thorough and informative history of women in the U.S.

Evans' "Born for Liberty" is an excellent history of women in the U.S. The women's rights movements are often times portrayed as struggles of white middle-class women for white middle-class women. Evans includes the struggles and contributions of working-class women, black women, and immigrant women to the women's rights movements. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the struggle for equality and the role of women in shaping this country's history.