An Excellent History with a Late Stumble
5 stars
This is an excellent history of the cultural norms around and legal status of women in America, starting at colonization and continuing to the present day. Faderman deftly shows the connection between different historical periods and provides probably the best accounting of the women's suffrage movement that I've ever read. She does falter at the end though - much of the analysis of the 21st century has already aged poorly. This is still an essential book for understanding the US and the arc of rights and norms. Highly recommend
This is an excellent history of the cultural norms around and legal status of women in America, starting at colonization and continuing to the present day. Faderman deftly shows the connection between different historical periods and provides probably the best accounting of the women's suffrage movement that I've ever read. She does falter at the end though - much of the analysis of the 21st century has already aged poorly. This is still an essential book for understanding the US and the arc of rights and norms. Highly recommend