Clark, Judith Freeman

A day to day chronology of events--both important and anecdotal--that concern American women in the 20th century.

Presents "bizarre" information, such as spitting laws and customs.

Presents such interesting and bizarre facts as the details of how spiders eat the insects they capture.

Examines the economic, social, political, and technological changes in America between 1865 and 1901 through the personal eyewitness accounts of those including Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Jennings Bryan.

Traces the history of the United States from 1865 to 1901 through such primary sources as memoirs, diaries, letters, contemporary journalism, and official documents.