Lindenmeyer, Kriste, ed. Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Women in American History. No. 6 The Human Tradition in America. Wilmington, DE.: Scholarly Resources, 2000. Cloth, $60.00; paper, $19.95. 282 pp.

by Millie Jackson

Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Women in American History, edited by Kriste Lindenmeyer, adds an important volume to the history of women's daily lives. In this collection, which traces women's lives from the early republic to the twentieth century, Lindenmeyer writes that, "ordinary does not mean lesser," nor does it "denote class, race, ethicity, or age" (Intro). The essays in this collection prove this by providing a broad range of experiences and themes which contribute to the reader's understanding of the meaning of "ordinary" in Lindenmeyer's and the collected authors' eyes.