Essential U.S. history that will enlighten and inspire anyone to learn even more about the women who used their innate power, knowledge, tact and integrity, through sheer fortitude to shape a nation. History author and professor Dr. David Head covers an amazing range of historical facts to pull back the curtain, for example; “With last minute encouragement from his mother, Febb Ensminger Burn, to ‘be a good boy,’ TN legislator Harry T. Burn provides the decisive vote for the state to ratify the Nineteenth
Amendment protecting women’s right to vote.” The knowledge gained that will motivate the reader to want to know more is encouraged with the many books mentioned in this guide written by these women. The broad scope of coverage offers so much that at this price the value for what is learned is unmatched. Whether for kids or adults, this is an exciting timeline with history that can’t be missed.
6 page laminated guide includes:
Encounters among the Women of the Early Americas, 1492-1650
The Colonial Women of North America, 1660-1762
Daughters of Liberty, 1765-1787
New Republic Women, 1789-1815
Religion, Reform Movements, and "True Womanhood" 1821-1849
Women and the Breaking of the Union, 1850-1865
The Renewed Fight for Suffrage, 1866-1889
The "New Woman" 1890-1920
Women in the Roaring '20s, Depression, and War, 1921-1945
The Baby Boom, 1946-1964
A Revolution in Women's Roles, 1965-1979
Women in the Age of Reagan, 1980-2000
The Women of Contemporary America, 2002-2021