Innovation in History: The New Woman - Softcover

"...content-rich and overflowing with possibilities to suit a wide range of teachers' styles and diverse students' needs. Recommended for teachers in elementary and secondary schools as well as for university libraries with education collections." - Feminist Collections "In the context of U.S. history from the colonial era to the present, changing conceptions of the roles of women are examined as exemplified by the lives of architect Julia Morgan (1872-1957) and Betty Friedan (1921-2006), feminist activist/author of The Feminine Mystique. The text includes lesson plan handouts and a teacher's guide for classroom activities; featured women's biographies, related movements, documents, court cases, and government acts; period illustrations; and further resources for integrating material into National History Day using ABC-CLIO databases for researching women's roles; and additional topic ideas. The unspecified target grade level appears to be high school." - Reference & Research Book News

Innovation in History: The New Woman introduces students to two women who changed conceptions about the public and private roles of women in U.S. society, providing the framework and materials required to bring this topic to life in the classroom. * A wealth of original documents, including never before seen letters from Julia Morgan, excerpts from The Feminine Mystique, and advertisements that reinforce gender stereotypes * Numerous photographs that vividly illustrate and document women's changing roles in U.S. society and provide a window into history