Root of Bitterness: Documents of the Social History of American Women

by Nancy F. Cott (Editor), Jeanne Boydston (Editor), Ann Braude (Editor)

Presenting a diverse collection of documents, Root of Bitterness reaches from the colonial era through the nineteenth century, focusing on six dominant women's work, the power of gender, the physical body, women's collective efforts, diversity and conflict among women, and women's relation to state authority. This edition contains about twenty selections from the original volume and almost sixty new ones.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Feminism, School, American History, Gender

440 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Nancy F. Cott is Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University, and the director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Reviews

[Paulette]

Great compilation of the social history of American women.