The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History (Oxford Handbooks)

"The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History" boldly explores the history of diverse women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America over six centuries. In 29 chapters, the handbook showcases women's and gender history as an integrated field with its own interpretation of the past, focused on how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community-building. Organized chronologically and thematically, the handbook's six sections allow readers to consider historical continuities of gendered power as well as individual innovations and ruptures in gender systems. Theoretically cutting edge, each chapter bursts with fascinating historical characters, from young Chicanas transforming urban culture, to free women of color forging abolitionist doctrines, to Asian migrant women defending the legitimacy of their marriages, to working-class activists mobilizing international movements, to transwomen fleeing incarceration. Together, their lives constitute the history of a continent"-- Provided by publisher Gender frontiers and early encounters / Kathleen M. Brown -- Manhood and gender in the United States empire / Toby L. Ditz -- Women, conquest, and imperialism in the American West / Deena J. González -- Gender, migration, and the American empire / Lorena Oropeza -- Women, unfree labor, and slavery in the Atlantic world / Marisa J. Fuentes -- Women, power, and families in early modern North America / Sarah M.S. Pearsall -- Women and slavery in the nineteenth century / Daina Ramey Berry and Nakia D. Parker -- Women's labors in industrial and post-industrial America / Eileen Boris and Lara Vapnek -- Public and print cultures of sex in the long nineteenth century / Patricia Cline Cohen -- Interracial sex, marriage, and the nation / Mary Ting Yi Lui -- Reproduction, birth control, and motherhood in the United States / Rickie Solinger -- Sexual coercion in America / Sharon Block -- Gender, the body, and disability / Rebecca Kluchin -- Transgender representations, identities, and communities / Jen Manion -- Women, trade, and the roots of consumer societies / Serena R. Zabin -- Gender and consumption in the modern United States / Tracey Deutsch -- Women at play in popular culture / M. Alison Kibler -- Women, gender, and religion in the United States / Ann Braude -- Religion, reform, and anti-slavery / Margaret Washington -- Women's rights, suffrage, and citizenship, 1789-1820 / Ellen Carol DuBois -- Women, gender, race, and the welfare state / Rhonda Y. Williams -- US feminisms and their global connections / Judy Tzu-Chun Wu -- Sexual minorities and sexual rights / Marcia M. Gallo -- Women, gender, and conservatism in twentieth-century America / Michelle Nickerson -- Women, war, and revolution / Kate Haulman -- Women, the Civil War, and reconstruction / Hannah Rosen -- Women and World War in comparative perspective / Meghan K. Winchell -- Gender, civil rights, and the US global Cold War / Dayo F. Gore Cover The Oxford Handbook of American Women’s and Gender History Copyright Contents Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction: Women, Gender, and American History Part I. EMPIRE, BOUNDARY CROSSING, AND THE BORDERS OF BELONGING 1. Gender Frontiers and Early Encounters 2. Manhood and the US Republican Empire 3. Women and Conquest in the American West 4. Women, Gender, Migration, and Modern US Imperialism Part II. WORKERS, FAMILIES, AND HOUSEHOLDS 5. Women, Unfree Labor, and Slavery in the Atlantic World 6. Women, Power, and Families in Early Modern North America 7. Women and Slavery in the Nineteenth Century 8. Women’s Labors in Industrial and Postindustrial America Part III. SEXUALITIES, IDENTITIES, AND THE BODY 9. Public and Print Cultures of Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century 10. Interracial Sex, Marriage, and the Nation 11. Reproduction, Birth Control, and Motherhood in the United States 12. Sexual Coercion in America 13. Gender, the Body, and Disability 14. Transgender Representations, Identities, and Communities Part IV. CULTURE, COMMERCE, AND RELIGION 15. Women, Trade, and the Roots of Consumer Societies 16. Gender and Consumption in the Modern United States 17. Women at Play in Popular Culture 18. Women, Gender, and Religion in the United States Part V. ACTIVISM 19. Religion, Reform, and Antislavery 20. Women’s Rights, Suffrage, and Citizenship, 1789–​1920 21. Women, Gender, Race, and the Welfare State 22. US Feminisms and Their Global Connections 23. Sexual Minorities and Sexual Rights 24. Women, Gender, and Conservatism in Twentieth-​Century America Part VI. WAR AND TRANSFORMATION 25. Women, War, and Revolution 26. Women, the Civil War, and Reconstruction 27. Women and World War in Comparative Perspective 28. Gender, Civil Rights, and the US Global Cold War Index From the first European encounters with Native American women to today's crisis of sexual assault, The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History boldly interprets the diverse history of women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America. Over twenty-nine chapters, this handbook illustrates how women's and gender history can shape how we view the past, looking at how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community building. Theoretically cutting edge, each chapter is alive with colorful historical characters, from young Chicanas transforming urban culture, to free women of color forging abolitionist doctrines, Asian migrant women defending the legitimacy of their marriages, and transwomen fleeing incarceration. Together, their lives constitute the history of a continent. Leading scholars across multiple generations demonstrate the power of innovative research to excavate a history hidden in plain sight. Scrutinizing silences in the historical record, from the inattention to enslaved women's opinions to the suppression of Indian women's involvement in border diplomacy, the authors challenge the nature of historical evidence and remap what counts in our interpretation of the past. Together and separately, these essays offer readers a deep understanding of the variety and centrality of women's lives to all dimensions of the American past, even as they show that the boundaries of "women," "American," and "history" have shifted across the centuries. From the first European encounters with Native American women to today's crisis of sexual assault, The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender Histor y boldly interprets the diverse history of women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America. Over twenty-nine chapters, this handbook illustrates how women's and gender history can shape how we view the past, looking at how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community building. Theoretically cutting edge, each chapter is alive with colorful historical characters, from young Chicanas transforming urban culture, to free women of color forging abolitionist doctrines, Asian migrant women defending the legitimacy of their marriages, and transwomen fleeing incarceration. Together, their lives constitute the history of a continent. Leading scholars across multiple generations demonstrate the power of innovative research to excavate a history hidden in plain sight. Scrutinizing silences in the historical record, from the inattention to enslaved women's opinions to the suppression of Indian women's involvement in border diplomacy, the authors challenge the nature of historical evidence and remap what counts in our interpretation of the past. Together and separately, these essays offer readers a deep understanding of the variety and centrality of women's lives to all dimensions of the American past, even as they show that the boundaries of "women," "American," and "history" have shifted across the centuries. From the first European encounters with Native American women to today's crisis of sexual assault, The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History boldly interprets the diverse history of women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America.0Over twenty-nine chapters, this handbook illustrates how women's and gender history can shape how we view the past, looking at how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community building. Theoretically cutting edge, each chapter is alive with colorful historical characters, from young Chicanas transforming urban culture, to free women of color forging abolitionist doctrines, Asian migrant women defending the0legitimacy of their marriages, and transwomen fleeing incarceration. Together, their lives constitute the history of a continent.0Leading scholars across multiple generations demonstrate the power of innovative research to excavate a history hidden in plain sight. Scrutinizing silences in the historical record, from the inattention to enslaved women's opinions to the suppression of Indian women's involvement in border diplomacy, the authors challenge the nature of historical evidence and remap what counts in our interpretation of the past. 0Together and separately, these essays offer readers a deep understanding of the variety and centrality of women's lives to all dimensions of the American past, even as they show that the boundaries of "women," "American," and "history" have shifted across the centuries The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History boldly interprets the history of diverse women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America over six centuries. In twenty-nine chapters, the Handbook showcases women's and gender history as an integrated field with its own interpretation of the past, focused on how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community building. Organized chronologically and thematically, the Handbook's six sections allow readers to consider historical continuities of gendered power as well as individual innovations and ruptures in gender systems