social conditions

Presents stories and articles, originally published in "blue jean magazine," in which young women discuss body image, confidence, ethnicity and racism, and other topics relevant to their lives.

Explores how changing ideas of racial identity will affect race relations in the United States in the twenty-first century.

Discusses the many issues facing teens of multiethnic descent, including discrimination and the search for ethnic identity in an unsympathetic culture.

Examines the firsthand accounts of African-Americans, as well as other period sources, to present overviews of African-American daily life and culture during the last decades of slavery and during Reconstruction, including a special section on the Civil War.

Presents four classic narratives illustrating the black experience in slavery.

Chronicles two decades of American women and activities they participated in during the Progressive Era.

Discusses how sports can influence a girl's life and profiles some of the most famous female athletes, including Rebecca Lobo, Mia Hamm, Gabrielle Reece, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

A study of women in Victorian America, examining topics such as courtship and marriage, motherhood, etiquette, household duties, and women's health.

Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the revolutionary period.

An account by the African-American author of her rise to a place of prominence among American writers.