Through Women's Eyes: The Challenges of Integrating Women's History and U.S. History in the Writing of a College Textbook.

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  • Author(s): DuBois, Ellen
  • Source:
    OAH Magazine of History. Mar2005, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p7-9. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WOMEN'S history; WOMEN'S studies; TEXTBOOK writing; HANDBOOKS, vade-mecums, etc.; HISTORIOGRAPHY; UNITED States history
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on the assimilation and integration of women's history and U.S. history in college textbook historiography. Examination of the book "America Through Women's Eyes," by Mary Ritter Beard on the role women in the history of the country; Rationale of the author on the importance of women's history in historical development and not just a supplement to mainstream history; Contention of the author that perspectives on women's history varies from textbook to textbook; Pedagogical strategies and techniques necessary to incorporate in textbooks to help readers enter into and absorb the narrative flow.