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A Reader's Companion to the History of Women in the U.S.

A Reader's Companion to the Hisory of Women in the U.S. The Readers' Companion to U.S. Women's History is a landmark work, the first major volume to cover women's experience in the United States from the earliest times with a truly inclusive consciousness. Its more than 400 articles are interpretive as well as narrative, combining investigation of the past with in-depth descriptions of women's day-to-day lives.
Articles consider such questions as: How has child care changed from colonial times to the present? What role did women play in the Harlem Renaissance? What impact did the National Origins Act have on women? How have women been instrumental in the labor movement? Written by more than 300 contributors selected from many fields and areas of expertise, The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History is a collaboration of renowned historians and feminist pioneers. This is the definitive companion for every-one interested in U.S. history and women's studies - enlightening, surprising, and thought-provoking.
Authors: Gwendolyn Mink, Marysa Navarro, Gloria Steinem, Wilma Mankiller
Editors: Wilma P. Mankiller, Gwendolyn Mink, Marysa Navarro, Barbara Smith, Gloria Steinem
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Every Day is a Good Day

Every Day is a Good Day Conversational style of writing provides the reader with the sense of being at a gathering of Native women- Provides insights and valuable life lessons on how to achieve peace of mind from women artists, lawyers, ranchers, doctors, and educators- Provocative discussions of indigenous cultural differences encompassing thoughts on spirituality, life, culture, womanhood, tribal government, values, and history with opening thoughts and stories from Wilma Mankiller
Author: Wilma P. Mankiller
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Mankiller: A Chief and Her People

Mankiller: A Chief and Her People In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest
to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of "Mankiller "completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation.
Author: Wilma P. Mankiller
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