Book Description The first 10 volumes of The Young Oxford History of Women in the United States trace the path women traveled in the past four centuries and tell the stories of individuals--famous and unknown--who pushed forward the cause of women's rights. This Biographical Supplement and Index rounds out the series with the personal histories of many of these women. Some are well known, at least by name and deed, but there are many things that will surprise, fascinate, and inspire the reader. Maya Angelou is acclaimed for her poetry and other writings, but it is a delightful surprise to learn that she was the first woman streetcar conductor in San Francisco. Molly Pitcher is a familiar American Revolution heroine, but it is interesting to read that she was really Mary McCauley, a rural charwoman awarded an annual pension by the Pennsylvania legislature for her service during the war. Each biography is a "snapshot" of the woman--what she accomplished, how she lived, and what she believed. Bella Abzug, feminist activist since the early 1970s, is followed by Abigail Adams and a discussion of the role of women in the founding of our country, followed by Jane Addams, social reformer and founder of Hull House. These women lived in different times and used different methods to wield influence, but in the Biographical Supplement and Index, the contributions of talented and admirable women throughout all of our history become strikingly clear. The Young Oxford History of Women in the United States is an extraordinary achievement in scope, scholarship, and accessibility. With the publication of the final volume and the completion of the series, an invaluable resource is available for young adults and all who treasure our distinct and remarkable past. About the Author Harriet Sigerman is a historian and freelance writer who has contributed to European Women in the United States: A Biographical Dictionary and The Young Reader's Companion to American History. She has been a research assistant to Henry Steele Commager at Amherst College and for the Stanton-Anthony Papers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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这本《Biographical Supplement and Index》实在是令人惊艳。初次翻阅,我立刻被它详尽而又富有洞察力的笔触所吸引。它不仅仅是罗列了一堆生平资料,更像是在带领读者与这些历史人物进行一次深入的对话。作者对细节的把握简直到了吹毛求疵的地步,无论是那些鲜为人知的小插曲,还是那些影响深远的重大事件,都被梳理得井井有条,逻辑清晰。阅读过程中,我时常会停下来,沉思良久,去体会那些人物在特定时代背景下的抉择与挣扎。那种沉浸式的阅读体验,让我仿佛置身于历史的长河之中,与那些伟大的灵魂同呼吸、共命运。这本书的索引部分也做得极其出色,为后续的研究提供了极大的便利,每一次需要查找特定信息时,都能迅速定位,效率极高。这本书无疑是任何一个对人物传记、历史研究有兴趣的人案头必备的工具书,其价值远超一般传记汇编。
评分我通常对这种集合了大量人物资料的书籍持谨慎态度,因为它们往往容易流于表面,缺乏真正的洞察力。然而,《Biographical Supplement and Index》完全打破了我的刻板印象。它在保持百科全书式的全面性的同时,竟然还保持了一种近乎文学作品的流畅感。阅读体验非常顺滑,即便是面对大量人名和日期时,也不会感到头晕脑胀。这种难得的平衡感,使得它既可以作为严肃的案头工具书随时查阅,也可以被用来进行长时间的、沉浸式的阅读。它成功地将“信息密度”与“可读性”这两个看似矛盾的特质结合在了一起。这本书的出版,对于相关研究领域来说,无疑是一次巨大的贡献,我强烈推荐给所有追求知识深度与准确性的读者。
评分这本书的编纂质量,从排版到用纸,都体现了出版方的专业与匠心。拿到手上就能感受到它沉甸甸的分量,这绝非虚言。但更令人称道的是其内容的严谨性。在研究某些特定历史时期的人物时,我发现许多其他参考资料中遗漏的关键信息点,在这本“补充与索引”中得到了详尽的弥补。这让我深刻体会到“Supplement”一词的分量——它不是简单的重复,而是对现有知识体系的有力加固和延展。每一次引用书中的内容进行论证时,我都感到信心十足,因为我知道这些信息是经过反复核实和交叉验证的。对于学术工作者而言,一本可靠的工具书的价值是无可估量的,《Biographical Supplement and Index》无疑达到了这个标准,甚至超出了预期。
评分读完这本《Biographical Supplement and Index》,我最大的感受是,作者们一定倾注了难以想象的心血去构建这个庞大而精细的知识体系。这本书的体量令人望而生畏,但一旦沉浸其中,便会发现其逻辑是如此的自洽和严密。它并非仅仅是按时间或字母顺序排列的简单堆砌,而是展现出一种内在的、主题式的关联。即便是索引部分,也充满了设计感,它引导读者从一个点深入到多个面的探索,鼓励一种发散性的学习路径。我用它来核对了一些我自认为已经非常熟悉的近代人物的小传,结果频频发现过去被我忽略的细微差别。这让我意识到,知识的边界永远在延伸,而这本书,正是那把帮助我们触及新边界的锐利工具。它不是快餐式的阅读材料,而是需要细细品味的知识宝藏。
评分坦白说,当我拿起这本厚厚的《Biographical Supplement and Index》时,内心其实是带着一丝疑虑的,毕竟“补充与索引”听起来未免有些枯燥。然而,事实证明我的担忧完全是多余的。这本书的叙事节奏把握得恰到好处,没有那种传统工具书的生硬和死板。它在详实记录的同时,巧妙地穿插了一些时代背景的宏观分析,使得即便是对某个领域不甚了解的读者,也能快速建立起对这些人物所处环境的整体认知。我尤其欣赏它在人物关系网的梳理上所花费的心力,错综复杂的人物交织关系被梳理得清晰明了,仿佛一幅精密的社会图谱徐徐展开。这种既有深度又有广度的处理方式,让阅读变成了一种享受,而非负担。它不仅填补了我知识上的空白,更重要的是,激发了我对更多历史细节进行深挖的兴趣。
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