Unequal Sisters

Unequal Sisters has become a beloved and classic reader in American Women's History, providing an unparalleled resource for understanding women's history in the United States today. First published in 1990, the book revolutionized the field with its broad multicultural approach, emphasizing feminist perspectives on race, ethnicity, region, and sexuality and covering the colonial period to the present day. Now in its fifth edition, the book presents an even wider variety of women's experiences. This new edition explores the connections between the past and the present and highlights analyses of queerness, trans-gender identity, disability, women and technology, the rise of the carceral state and the bureaucratization and militarization of migration. There is also more coverage of indigenous, Pacific Islander, and Caribbean women, particularly in relation to 20th century activism. This classic work has incorporated the feedback of end-users in the field, to make it the most user-friendly