America's Women

Version: Unabridged
Author: Gail Collins
Narrator: Jane Alexander
Genres: History, United States
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published In: October 2003
# of Units: 6 CDs
Length: 6 hours
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Overview

"America's Women tells the story of more than four centuries of history. It features a stunning array of personalities, from the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists having a grand old time protesting beauty pageants and bridal fairs. Courageous, silly, funny, and heartbreaking, these women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America.

Told chronologically through the compelling stories of individual lives that, linked together, provide a complete picture of the American woman's experience, "America's Women is both a great read and a landmark work of history.

Selected Reviews

America's Women

by Maria
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (9)

America's Women

Written by Maria on January 12th, 2010

  • Book Rating: 4/5

It is always good to be reminded of the sacrifices women have made for this country... otherwise men would have us convinced that did it all by themselves.

Interesting

Written by Anonymous from Woodbine, MD on April 7th, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Some great little sketches of prominent and lesser-known American women, containing fascinating details of their lives.

America's Women

Written by Warren Boroson from Hackensack, NJ on September 27th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Absorbing. And the section on how women got the vote was thrilling.

America's Women

Written by Anonymous on November 5th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Good information but I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend.

America's Women

Written by Anonymous on August 29th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Excellent historical summary of one of our country's most important resources.

America's Women

Written by Linda Osborne on June 21st, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I found this book so interesting and informative that I immediately went out and bought a print copy so I could re-read it and look up names mentioned. It's great!

American Women

Written by Heather Henry from Oakland, CA on January 13th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 5/5

The reader was perfect. I learned some interesting facts. And I was pleasantly surprised to find information about african american women included in this book.

America's Women

Written by Colleen on August 31st, 2004

  • Book Rating: 5/5

What a wonderful book! I had no idea of the horrendous struggles of women. I'm 42, knew some of the history of women in America, but as it was never really a part of my formal education, I missed a lot. I remember in 11th grade I had a progressive female teacher who introduced my all female class to the women's rights movement. We learned the major players but that was about it. This was a great listen! The reader was top notch. Never boring. I highly recommend this CD. Every women should hear or read this book!

American Women

Written by Anonymous on August 27th, 2004

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Very disappointing. I found the book to be like reading a high school text book. Lots of facts, dates and events but not well connected and certainly not attention grabbing. One of few books I have not finished in years.

Selected Reviews

America's Women

by Maria
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Collins, Gail

Gail Collins, a columnist for the "New York Times", was the the first woman ever to serve as editorial page editor for the paper. Previously, she was a member of the "Times" editorial board, and a columnist for the "New York Daily News" and "New York Newsday".