Unequal Sisters has become a beloved and classic reader, 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 the analysis of queerness, transgender identity, disability, the rise of the carceral state, and the bureaucratization and militarization of migration. There is also more coverage of Indigenous and Pacific Islander women. The book is structured around thematic clusters: conceptual/methodological approaches to women’s history; bodies, sexuality, and kinship; and agency and activism. This classic work has incorporated the feedback of educators in the field to make it the most user-friendly version to date and will be of interest to students and scholars of women’s history, gender and sexuality studies, and the history of race and ethnicity.

Unequal Sisters has become a beloved and classic reader in American women's history. It provides an unparalleled resource for understanding women's history in the United States today. This classic work, now in its fourth edition, has incorporated the feedback of end-users in the field, to make it the most user-friendly version to date.

A collection of essays exploring subjects pertaining to women's history, this book considers issues such as waged work, family life, political activism, community building and sexual difference from a multi-cultural perspective.

"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 version to date and will be of interest to students and scholars of Women's history, gender and sexuality studies, and the history of race and ethnicity"--

In 1990, Unequal Sisters transformed the landscape of women's history in the U.S. The only work of its kind taking a broad, multicultural view, the book brought together the best in women's & feminist history, & dramatically changed the field. Unequal Sisters has now been revised & expanded, incorporating 18 new essays that, like the first edition, comprise some of the most groundbreaking work in the area. This 2nd edition presents much of the strongest work available on women of color in U.S. history, as well as updated comprehensive bibliographies on women of color -- African American, Asian American, Latinas, & Native American. B&W photos. From here on in, anyone wishing to teach or learn about U.S., history will have to turn to this book.Ó

When we think of Catholicism, we think of Europe and the United States as the seats of its power. But while much of Catholicism remains headquartered in the West, the Church’s center of gravity has shifted to Africa, Latin America, and developing Asia. Focused on the transnational Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Unequal Partners explores the ways gender, race, economic inequality, and colonial history play out in religious organizations, revealing how their members are constantly negotiating and reworking the frameworks within which they operate. Taking us from Belgium and the United States to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sociologist Casey Clevenger offers rare insight into how the sisters of this order work across national boundaries, shedding light on the complex relationships among individuals, social groups, and formal organizations. Throughout, Clevenger skillfully weaves the sisters’ own voices into her narrative, helping us understand how the order has remained whole over time. A thoughtful analysis of the ties that bind—and divide—the sisters, Unequal Partners is a rich look at transnationalism’s ongoing impact on Catholicism.