Divided Lives: American Women in the Twentieth Century

by Rosalind Rosenberg

In this lively and informed exploration of women's lives in the larger context of U.S. social and political history, Rosalind Rosenberg shows how American traditions of federalism, racial and ethnic diversity, geographic mobility, and relative abundance have both aided and hindered women's strides toward equality.

Genres: Nonfiction, American History, History

352 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992

About the author

Rosalind Rosenberg is Professor of History Emerita at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of Divided Lives: American Women in the Twentieth Century, Changing the Subject: How the Women of Columbia Shaped the Way We Think About Sex and Politics, and Beyond Separate Spheres: Intellectual Roots of Modern Feminism.

Reviews

[David Wen]

Hideously outdated book (published in 1992) extolling tired ideals. Good for getting a brief history lesson on women's rights from 1900-1990 from a biased source but that's about it.