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When Women Didn't Count: The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics
When Women Didn't Count The Chronic Mismeasure and Marginalization of American Women in Federal Statistics Author:Robert Lopresti Erroneous government-generated "data" is more problematic than it would appear. This book demonstrates how women's history has consistently been hidden and distorted by 200 years of official government statistics. — ? Provides new ways of thinking about the history of women in the United States? Examines the systems used to gather and publish fed... more »eral statistics, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and biases? Demonstrates the need for applying critical thinking skills even when examining assumedly trustworthy statistics from official sources? Reveals how details of women's lives in the United States have been erased or disguised in data that is considered authoritative and reliable« less