The Young History of Women in the United States is the first multivolume history of the public and private lives of American women over the past four centuries.

Volume 1 : The tried and the true : Native American women confronting coloization - Volume 2 : The colonial mosaic : American women - Volume 3 : The limits of independence : American women, 1760-1800 - Volume 4 : Breaking new ground : American women 1800-1848 - Volume 5 : An unfinished battle : American women, 1848-1865 - Volume 6 : Laborers for liberty : American women, 1865-1890 - Volume 7 : New paths to power : American women 1890-1920 - Volume 8 : From ballots to breadlines : American women, 1920-1940 - Volume 9 : Pushing the limits : American women, 1940-1961 - Volume 10 : The road to equality : American women since 1962 - Volume 11 : Biographical Supplement and Index.