Reclaiming Clio

“Whereas narratives in women’s history frequently focus on their activism from the late 1960s forward, Tomás effectively argues that the field was not the work of a single generation of late 20th-century scholars. . . . Tomás looks closely at the development and importance of archival sources, the experiences of women of color, and the political underpinnings of women’s history.”—CHOICE

“In a moment of increasingly virulent culture wars, Reclaiming Clio provides the grounding to remember how histories are made and how movements persist in the face of opposition.”—Catherine O. Jacquet, Louisiana State University

“Impressively researched and engagingly written, this monograph offers the most detailed account to date of how women’s history took shape as a field. Balancing insider perspective with careful analysis, it highlights the vision and hard work of scholar-activists who transformed the profession and makes a compelling case for the significance of women’s history in both academia and public life.”—Rachel Devlin, author of A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America’s Schools

“Arising from the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s, the field of women’s history changed historical scholarship—which might once have been accurately labeled 'men’s history'—indelibly. Tomás’s volume offers a vivid survey of that radical change in how we think of the past.”—Linda Gordon, author of Seven Social Movements that Changed America