1. The tried and the true: Native American women confronting colonization / John Demos. -- 2. The colonial mosaic: 1600-1760 / Jane Kamensky. -- 3. The limits of independence: 1760-1800 / Marylynn Salmon. -- 4. Breaking new ground: 1800-1848 / Michael Goldberg. -- 5. An unfinished battle: 1848-1865 / Harriet Sigerman. -- 6. Laborers for liberty: 1865-1890 / 7. New paths to power: 1890-1920 / Karen Manners Smith. -- 8. From ballots to breadlines: 1920-1940 / Sarah Jane Deutsch. -- 9. Pushing the limits: 1940-1961 / Elaine Tyler May. -- 10. The road to equality: 1962-today / William H. Chafe