Women’s yesteryear books with other publishers

Here is a random, partial curated list of biographies of women from 1640 – 1900, published from varied sources:

Also, an interesting article about the changing nature of historical biographies is available here from History Today.

There’s also a book about the history of women’s lives prior to 1700.  Check out Dr. Sara Reed’s Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Woman’s Lives 1540 – 1714.

Jo Bell, Tania Hershman, and Ailsa Holland have written On This Day She: Putting Women Back Into History One Day At A Time.

Writer Gail Collins has written America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines. “America’s Women tells the story of more than four centuries of history. It features a stunning array of personalities, from the women peering worriedly over the side of the Mayflower to feminists having a grand old time protesting beauty pageants and bridal fairs.”

For those who read historical novels, there is America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamdie.

Additional books about women’s lives: