Through Women's Eyes An American History with Documents

See U.S history through the women's narrative. Through Women's Eyes shares the persepectives of women from a broad range of ethnicities, classes, religions, and regions to illustrate central developments within history.

An enhanced emphasis on the role of women in the military helps students to understand the role of women in war. From its discussion of Women in Revolutionary America in Chapter 3 to its focus on Gender and the Military in Chapter 12, Through Women’s Eyes sharpens the focus on the long history of women’s involvement in war as both active civilians and military participants. Other new features include a fresh look at women’s work during World War II in Chapter 9.

Increased emphasis on the role of feminism in U.S. women’s history highlights continuity and change across time. From the voices of Benjamin Rush and Judith Sargent Murray advocating for women’s education in Chapter 3 to the letters of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in Chapter 5 to documents focused on women’s liberation in the 1970s to a feature on the third wave in the final chapter, Through Women’s Eyes makes sure that students understand the long history of feminism in the United States—and the world.

Now available as a PDF e-book to save your students money. For the first time, Through Women’s Eyes is available at half the cost of the print book and can be downloaded onto a student’s laptop or other device. The PDF e-book matches the print book page-for-page and is optimized for use on Windows or Mac computers, iPads, and large-screen Android tablets. For more information, visit macmillanhighered.com/ebookpartners.

NEW The Bedford Digital Collections for U.S. Women’s History
This source collection provides a flexible and affordable online repository of discovery-oriented primary-source projects that you can easily customize and link to from your course management system or Web site. Projects include “Revolutionary Women’s Eighteenth-Century Reading and Writing: Beyond ‘Remember the Ladies,’” by Karin Wulf; “Louisa Cousselle: Reconstructing a Life in the West,” by Paula Petrik; and “World War I and the Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Role of Gender and Sexuality in Public Health Initiatives,” by Kathi Kern.

Instructor’s Resource Manual
The instructor’s manual offers both experienced and first-time instructors tools for presenting textbook material in engaging ways. It includes teaching tips and lecture strategies, assignment suggestions, and suggested television programs and films to use in class.

Maps and Images in Presentation Slides
These fully customizable multimedia presentations feature maps, figures, and images from the textbook.

Maps and Images in JPEG Format
Download maps and images from each chapter of the textbook in JPEG format.

The Bedford Lecture Kit Presentation Slides
These fully customizable multimedia presentations are built around chapter outlines that are embedded with maps, figures, and images from the textbook and are supplemented by more detailed instructor notes on key points and concepts.

Test Bank
Download chapter-based multiple-choice questions (40 per chapter) to test your students' understanding of the textbook.

Bedford/St. Martin's Video Clips for U.S. Women's History (DVD)
This DVD contains twenty short digital movie files related to U.S. women’s history in the twentieth century. From the scenes of urban immigrant life, to women training for production during World War II, to the 1963 March on Washington, Bedford Video Clips for U.S. Women’s History engages students and challenges them to think critically. All files are edited for brevity and easily integrated into electronic lectures or assignments. An accompanying guide provides each clip’s historical context, ideas for use, and suggested questions.