Engendering America: A Documentary History, 1865 to the Present

This is the first and only documentary history of gender in the US. The documents, both written and visual, illustrate the variety of ways that Americans defined manhood and womanhood at any one time (since 1865) and the ways those definitions have changed over time. The book demonstrates the interconnections between the histories of gender and sexuality, and it introduces students to the use of primary sources in history.