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This 5 page paper provides a summary and review of this revised work on gender issues from the 1890s through the end of the twentieth century. A variety of subjects are explored including the effects of the industrial revolution through the changes in gender identification. No additional sources cited.
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in America. It is in fact a story. While a non-fiction textbook chock full of information about mens and womens roles as the century goes on, this insightful author has
managed to string the chapters together so that there is a nice flow, and it makes for interesting reading. Above all, "Him/Her/Self" is "his story" and "her story" in America,
told side by side, and wrapped into one tale. The book takes on a fresh quality. While originally published in 1975, this one went on to be published again
and then a recent third printing had been introduced with a different subtitle. Still, the book retains the original ideas of the first volume, and it should be noted that
Filene was rather bold in his ideas to capture male history as well as female history. While such texts may be used in womens studies groups, the book really explores
gender issues holistically. Filene has opened the door where it was shut before, as most have discarded notions of male social history along with razors and shaving cream and chivalrous
behavior. Filene begins with the way things were in the 1890s. This is a good place to start. During the end of the nineteenth century, things were changing dramatically
for both men and women. It was a time where the industrial revolution was in full swing and while men were beginning to work in factories, women were beginning to
fight for their rights. The industrial revolution in fact changed a lot of things as far as gender roles were concerned. There was less rural life as families began to
migrate towards the cities. While the men worked, and the women continued to raise the families, life was different. The Industrial Revolution impacted the lives of all people in
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