Women in World History: v. 1: Readings from Prehistory to 1500

Sarah Shaver Hughes and Brady Hughes have taught world history and women’s history for many years. Brady Hughes retired in 1990 from the faculty of Hampton University, Virginia; Sarah Hughes teaches at Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. Sarah Hughes received her doctorate from the College of William and Mary in 1975; Brady Hughes received his from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1969.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Prehistoric Women; Chapter 2 The Women of Ancient Egypt; Chapter 3 India; Chapter 4 Israel; Chapter 5 Greece; Chapter 6 China; Chapter 7 Women in the Late Roman Republic; Chapter 8 Western Europe; Chapter 9 The Middle East; Chapter 10 China and Japan; Chapter 11 Africa; Chapter 12 Southeast Asia; Chapter 13 The Americas;