​​The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History
Oxford University Press, 2018

​From the first European encounters with Native American women to today's crisis of sexual assault, The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History boldly interprets the diverse history of women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America.

Over twenty-nine chapters, this handbook illustrates how women's and gender history can shape how we view the past, looking at how gender influenced people's lives as they participated in migration, colonialism, trade, warfare, artistic production, and community building. Theoretically cutting edge, each chapter is alive with colorful historical characters, from young Chicanas transforming urban culture, to free women of color forging abolitionist doctrines, Asian migrant women defending the legitimacy of their marriages, and transwomen fleeing incarceration. Together, their lives constitute the history of a continent.
Related Podcasts and Articles with Co-Editor Ellen Hartigan-O'Connor
"Framing the American Past to Better Understand Women & Gender History," On Record Podcast 2021
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"The Case for Women's History," 15-Minute History Podcast, 2019
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"What Historians Could Teach Senators on the Judiciary Committee," History News Network, 2018
The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History is available directly through OUP Press and through online retailers like amazon.