"Women in American History To 1880" presents a collection of over 70 primary source documents that illuminate the diverse experiences of women from America's colonial period through Reconstruction. The book features images, poems, newspaper articles, and letters not found in other collections. It offers a balanced approach to women's experiences by representing a diversity of voices and focusing on themes of work, citizenship, representations, and domestic lives. It also includes an introductory chapter, document headnotes, questions for further discussion after each chapter, and a bibliography for further study, designed to encourage students to engage with the text.