.merican listorical, ssociation Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis Author(s): Joan W. Scott Source: The American Historical Review, Vol 91, No 5 (Dec, 1986), pp. 1053-1075 Published by: American Historical Association StableUrl:http://www.jstor.org/stable/1864376 Accessed:11/08/201010:38 Your use of the jStOR archive indicates your acceptance of jSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the jSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showpublisher?publishercode=aha Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed of such transmission JstOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support(@jstor. org American Historical Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The American Historical Review OR ittp://www.jstor.orgGender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis Author(s): Joan W. Scott Source: The American Historical Review, Vol. 91, No. 5 (Dec., 1986), pp. 1053-1075 Published by: American Historical Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1864376 Accessed: 11/08/2010 10:38 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=aha. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. American Historical Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The American Historical Review. http://www.jstor.org