Search -
The Gender of History : Men, Women, and Historical Practice
The Gender of History Men Women and Historical Practice Author:Bonnie G. Smith In this pathbreaking study of the gendering of the practice of history, Bonnie Smith resurrects the amateur history written by women in the nineteenth century--a type of history condemned as trivial by "scientific" male historians. She demonstrates the degree to which the profession defined itself in opposition to amateurism, femininity, and alt... more »ernative ways of writing history.« less