Pt. I. History as Memory. 1. A Weave of Connections. 2. In the Footsteps of the Cathars. 3. Living in Translation. 4. Of History and Memory -- Pt. II. History: Theory and Practice. 5. Nonviolent Resistance: The History of an Idea. 6. American Values. 7. The 20th Century: A Watershed for Women. 8. Looking Toward the Year 2000. 9. The Necessity of History -- Pt. III. Re-visioning History. 10. Differences Among Women. 11. Rethinking the Paradigm. I. Class. II. Race. 12. Why History Matters
Summary
In Why History Matters, Lerner brings together her thinking and research of the last sixteen years, combining personal reminiscences with innovative theory to illuminate the importance of history and the vital role women have played in it. Why History Matters contains some of the most significant thinking and writing on history that Lerner has done in her entire career - a summation of her life and work
