Books like Good wives by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

College freshman Greer Kadetsky meets persuasive feminist icon Faith Frank, whose guidance ignites Greer’s ambition and reshapes her love story with boyfriend Cory.

Raphael explains the central purpose of his "people's history" thusly: "By uncovering the stories of farmers, artisans, and laborers, we discern how plain folk helped create a revolution strong enough to evict the British Empire from the thirteen colonies. And by digging deeper still, we learn how people with no political standing -- women, Native Americans, African Americans -- altered the shape of a war conceived by others." After carefully reconstructing the histories of all these groups, he concludes: "The story of our nation's founding, told so often from the perspective of the 'founding fathers,' will never ring true unless it can take some account of the Massachusetts farmers who closed the courts, the poor men and boys who fought the battles, the women who followed the troops, the loyalists who viewed themselves as rebels, the pacifists who refused to sign oaths of allegiance, the Native Americans who struggled for their own independence, the southern slaves who fled to the British, the northern slaves who negotiated their freedom by joining the Continental Army". Raphael's account rings true: these people made the American Revolution. - Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh.

The Fifties: A Women's Oral History presents first‑hand accounts of American women's lives during the 1950s, exploring the era’s gender expectations, social pressures, and the early sparks of feminist thought.

Laurel Ulrich explores how the saying "Well‑behaved women seldom make history" reflects the hidden agency of women across centuries, from Christine de Pizan and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Virginia Woolf and beyond.

A collection of essays examining feminist history, female friendships, and gender roles in nineteenth‑century America, with discussions of Davy Crockett, the feminine cycle, hysteria, abortion, and androgyny.