Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in US Women's History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415925177 ISBN 13: 9780415925174

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This revised and expanded edition comprises some of the most ground-breaking work in women's and feminist history. Addressing issues of race, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality, it provides a more accurate and inclusive history of US women.

About this title

About the Author:

Vicki L. Ruizis Professor of History and Chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies at Arizona State University and is the author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America(1998) and Cannery Women, Cannery Lives(1987). Ellen Carol DuBois Professor of History at UCLA and is the author of Harriot Stanton Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage(1997) and Feminism and Suffrage (1978).

Review:

"This remarkable collection of essays challenges traditional conceptions of womanhood. Ruiz has selected highly readable interpretations of women's historical experiences as they emerge from a wide array of perspectives, including women's political standpoints, their ethnic and racial situations, sexual preferences, and class positions. Taken together the essays signal a new direction in the history of women."

― Alice Kessler-Harris, author of Gendering Labor History

"With over a dozen new essays, the fourth edition of Unequal Sisters is perhaps the strongest yet in terms of depth, breadth, and diversity of analysis. It is an exciting, vital mix of now-classic statements and cutting-edge work that brilliantly illuminates the complexities of ethnicity, race, class, region, gender, and sexuality. The anthology is undoubtedly among the very best in the field."

 

― Michele Mitchell, author of Righteous Propagation: African Americans and the Politics of Racial Destiny after Reconstruction

"This remarkable collection showcases the multiple ways in which women of color make history for themselves and others within and beyond U.S. borders. New studies combined with classic feminist writings make it an indispensable tool for advancing an inclusive women’s history."

― Shirley Hune, co-author of Asian/Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology

"Grounded in the exploration of gender, race, class, and generational differences, this new edition of Unequal Sisters proves, yet again, that the field of Women’s History continues to be at the forefront of our collective desire to understand the ways that women's complex pasts remain deeply relevant for all those who struggle for equality and a just society today. Without a doubt, this book is essential reading for all!"

― Suzanne Oboler, author of Latinos and Citizenship: The Dilemma of Belonging

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415925177
• ISBN 13: 9780415925174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 696
• Editor: Vicki L. Ruiz, Ellen Carol DuBois