Download or read book Modern American Women: A Documentary History written by Susan Ware and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of primary source documents for the American women's history course, 'Modern American Women: A Documentary History' focuses on events and developments involving women from 1890 to the present. New material includes documents on anti-lynching activism and Indian relocation, excerpts from 'The Vagina Monologues' by Eve Ensler, expanded chapters on 'Sexuality and the Body' and 'The State of the Movement for Women's Equality'. New part introductions provide historical context for and identify key themes that emerge from the documents in each of the book's three parts while headnotes, suggestions for further reading and photo essays supplement this already thorough and intimate look at women's history in the 20th century.