When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present

from lauralkeet

This book is a modern history of women in the United States from 1960 through the 2008 US Presidential campaign. Gail Collins, the first woman to serve as editor of the New York Times editorial page, begins with a detailed review of the role of women, and societal attitudes towards women, in 1960...

from kristenn

This history has received some criticism for not getting as worked up and fiery as the subject matter warrants. Overall, that objective tone made it even more appealing to me, but I wonder whether it's also why I read it unusually slowly. Along with working well as an introductory overview of the...

from Joanne53

"You've come a long way baby" doesn't even begin to cover the changes in women's lives and society's attitudes since 1960. Born in 1953 and married in 1974, I had forgotten how difficult it was for me to obtain a credit card in my own name in my 20's...and I could only qualify if I had my husband...

from Florinda

American society has changed at an amazing pace in the last fifty years, especially for women. In 1960, when Gail Collins begins the narrative of When Everything Changed, most white, middle-class women were married, stay-at-home mothers well before their thirtieth birthdays; they may have worked ...

from bezoar44

Born in 1969, I found this history of women in American society, from 1960 to the present, especially illuminating for the years before 1990. It's certainly not academic. Gail Collins' writing is lively but in this book, in contrast to her newspaper columns, only rarely facetious. Using anecdotes...