Root Of Bitterness: Documents of the Social History of American Women

by Nancy F. Cott (Editor)

This thoroughly revised edition of the classic text in American women's social history contains about twenty selections from the original volume and almost sixty new ones. Presenting a diverse collection of documents, it reaches from the colonial era through the nineteenth century, and focuses on six dominant women's work, the power of gender, the physical body, women's collective efforts, diversity and conflict among women, and women's relation to state authority.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Feminism, School, American History, Gender

385 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Nancy F. Cott is Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University, and the director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Reviews

[Paulette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great compilation of the social history of American women.