Gail Bederman's Manliness And Civilization

American history is filled with such rich pieces of history that still relate to the present. Many do not think about how the past still has an effect on what is happening today. For example, race and gender are important factors that shaped American history, and also there are still, issues with gender and race today. Gail Bederman writes a well organized book titled, “Manliness and Civilization” about the history of gender and race in the United States between 1880 -1917. Gail Bederman is one who sees manhood and womanhood equally related. Bederman argues that race and gender are important factors in civilization in American history. She supports her argument by using historical sources such as different people that had a role in history. “Manliness and Civilization” includes a strong argument, good historical sources, and is an overall effective and book that includes credible information. As stated above, Bederman’s argument was that during the time period of 1880-1917, when forming civilization in the United States, race and gender were big factors, which played a big role. During this time, white …show more content…
She argued that race and gender correlate with one another in many different situtations, and that both are important factors in shaping American Civilaztion. Although many don’t see it, but however, actions that happened in the past still affect situations today. Many think racism is gone when in reality it still exists. As for gender, still today especially now, there are many issues with gender, especially with teenage boys wanting to have that “strong manhood”. American history situations and events still have a role play in daily lives today. Bederman succeeded in having her readers understand the importance of gender and race during 1880-1917. Gail Bederman wrote an overall good, persuasive, effective and informative book which included credible sources and