Offering an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center, Joan R. Gundersen provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era as well as a nu
In the second half of the eighteenth century, motherhood came to be viewed as women's most important social role, and the figure of the good mother was celebrated as a moral force in American society.
Northern Canada's distinctive landscapes, its complex social relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled recent scho
First-person interpretation - the portrayal of historical characters through interactive dramatization or roleplaying - is an effective, albeit controversial, method used to bring history to life at
Presents a review of the career of the American tennis player and argues that her 1973 defeat of male player Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match helped, along with the passage of the
