Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era.

Table of Contents

• Series Editor's Foreward
• Author's Preface
• 1 Lillie Moller's Victorian World, 1878-1895
• 2 College and Adventure The Sensibilities of a New Woman, 1896—1904
• 3 The Gilbreths’ Brand of Companionate Marriage, 1904-1908
• 4 Scientific Management and the Human Element in the Progressive Age, 1909-1911
• 5 Dailiness in Providence, 1912-1916
• 6 Battles on the Home Front and War Front, 1916-1918
• 7 Montclair An Experiment in Science and Domesticity, 1919—1924
• 8 The Widow Sexism and Breadwinning, 1924—1928
• 9 Systematizing Women's Operations During the Depression, 1929-1939
• Afterword: Domesticity on Her Terms
• Primary Sources: Gilbreth Management Desk Brochure
• Study Questions
• Bibliography