The Majority Finds Its Past: Placing Women in History - Paperback

by Gerda Lerner (Author), Linda K. Kerber (Foreword by)

Lauded for its contribution to the theory and conceptualization of the field of women's history and for its sensitivity to the differences of class, ethnicity, race, and culture among women, The Majority Finds Its Past became a classic volume in women's history following its publication in 1979. This edition includes a foreword by Linda K. Kerber, introducing a new generation of readers to Gerda Lerner's considerable body of work and highlighting the importance of the essays in this collection to the development of the field that Lerner helped establish.

Front Jacket

Lauded for its contribution to the theory and conceptualization of the field of women's history and for its sensitivity to the differences of class, ethnicity, race, and culture among women, this new edition contains a new foreword by Linda Kerber about the body of Gerda Lerner's work and the importance of the particular essays in this collection.

Author Biography

Gerda Lerner, author of twelve books in women's history, was one of the founders of the field in the 1960s. She is past president of the Organization of American Historians, Robinson-Edwards Professor Emerita of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and visiting professor of history at Duke University. She is also author of Fireweed: A Political Autobiography.