Foreign and Female: Immigrant Women in America, 1840-1930 - Tapa dura

Spanning the peak immigration years from 1840 to 1930, this engrossing account documents the experiences of a wide range of European women who traveled to America. This critically acclaimed volume, thoughtfully and meticulously researched, explores the courage, intelligence, and persistence women from all over Europe needed in order to begin a new life in the United States.Much of the book is in the actual words of the women themselves, and the author succeeds in giving readers a complete picture of their lives. Original documents and primary source information as well as extraordinary black-and-white photographs provide a fascinating document of the immigrant woman's arrival and experiences in America.