The twentieth century was a time of transformation in the roles of American women. Women have always worked and raised families, but the world opened up to them with new opportunities to participate fully in society, from voting, to controlling their reproductive cycle, to running a big company. Each chapter covers a crucial topic in women's lives and encapsulates the twentieth-century growth and changes: women's participation in the workforce, the developing role of women and the family, taking into consideration consumerism and feminism: women and pop culture and the arts-their roles as creators and subjects: education from the early century's access to higher education until today's female hyperachiever: women and government, from winning the vote through the battle for the Equal Rights Amendment, to Women's Lib, and public office holding: women and the law, their rights, their use of the law, their practice of it, and court cases affecting them: women and religious participation and roles in various denominations. An historical introduction, timeline, photos, and selected bibliography round out the coverage.