A lively; comprehensive account of the struggle for women's rights at a vital time in our national history.The American women who worked for our country's indepence in 1776 hoped the new Republic would grant them unprecedented power and influence. But it was not until the next century that a hardy group of pathbreakers began the slow march on the road to autonomy; a road American women continue to travel today. When The Other Civil War was first published in 1984; it was hailed as a thought-provoking narrative of women's lives; among the first books to bring together the new accomplishments of the then-infant discipline of women's history. This revised edition offers a thoroughly updated bibliography; including not only new books and articles but also Internet sources from the past fifteen years of innovative scholarship.
#955047 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 2009-02-01 2009-02-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .87 x 6.13l; 1.10 #File Name: 0807859605384 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. very interesting view of young southern womenhoodBy CaryI agree with the reviewer who felt that the book needs an index; and I would have been happier if the footnotes were linked so one could check them while reading; often a pleasure in a Kindle format book. However; if the book had been indexed I might have picked out the Wirt references and never have just sat down and read the whole of it. That would have been my loss. This is a surprisingly readable thesis abut the resistance upper class young white women expressed to fitting pre civil war norms for their class; told mainly in their own words.It convinced me of a resistance I would never have suspected; and the degree to which Scarlett's role has been romanticized and has hidden the very real fear that young women had that they would be subsumed once married - which of course they were. It serves to explain why several of my southern ancestors refused their eventual husbands several times before agreeing to marry.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This tome displays a one-sided argument that gets tiresome; it's not very well-researchedBy CacheGirlThis tome displays a one-sided argument that gets tiresome; it's not very well-researched. As with most things in historical writings; the author takes a lot of liberty to construe a new spin on history. It's how historians make themselves feel relevant. I have an MA in history with a concentration on the 19th century and women's studies; so I'm not blind to the realities of historical writings.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I like how MsBy Kathy GaulThis book is very interesting! I like how Ms. Jabour covers each stage of a young southern girl's life in detail.
