The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era. As old rules--including gender conventions that severely constrained southern women--were dramatically bent if not broken, these women carved out new roles for themselves and others.
The volume begins with a profile of Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, who founded the Penn School on St. Helena Island for former slaves....
The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and ...
The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era. As old rules--including gender conventions that severely constrained southern women--were dramatically bent if not broken, these women carved out new roles for themselves and others.
The volume begins with a profile of Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, who founded the Penn School on St. Helena Island for former slaves....
The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and ...
Volume 1 of "Mississippi Women" enriched our understanding of women s roles in the state s history through profiles of notable, though often neglected, individuals. Volume 2 explores the historical forces that have shaped women s lives in Mississippi. Covering an expanse of time from early European settlement through the course of the twentieth century, the essays in the second volume acknowledge the state s diverse cultural and physical landscapes as they discuss how issues of race, gender, and class affected women s lives in various private and public spheres.
Essays on the state s...
Volume 1 of "Mississippi Women" enriched our understanding of women s roles in the state s history through profiles of notable, though often neglec...
Volume 1 of "Mississippi Women" enriched our understanding of women s roles in the state s history through profiles of notable, though often neglected, individuals. Volume 2 explores the historical forces that have shaped women s lives in Mississippi. Covering an expanse of time from early European settlement through the course of the twentieth century, the essays in the second volume acknowledge the state s diverse cultural and physical landscapes as they discuss how issues of race, gender, and class affected women s lives in various private and public spheres.
Essays on the state s...
Volume 1 of "Mississippi Women" enriched our understanding of women s roles in the state s history through profiles of notable, though often neglec...
Covering an era from the early twentieth century to the present, this volume features twenty-seven South Carolina women of varied backgrounds whose stories reflect the ever-widening array of activities and occupations in which women were engaged in a transformative era that included depression, world wars, and dramatic changes in the role of women. Some striking revelations emerge from these biographical portraits--in particular, the breadth of interracial cooperation between women in the decades preceding the civil rights movement and ways that women carved out diverse career...
Covering an era from the early twentieth century to the present, this volume features twenty-seven South Carolina women of varied backgrounds whose...
Covering an era from the early twentieth century to the present, this volume features twenty-seven South Carolina women of varied backgrounds whose stories reflect the ever-widening array of activities and occupations in which women were engaged in a transformative era that included depression, world wars, and dramatic changes in the role of women. Some striking revelations emerge from these biographical portraits--in particular, the breadth of interracial cooperation between women in the decades preceding the civil rights movement and ways that women carved out diverse career...
Covering an era from the early twentieth century to the present, this volume features twenty-seven South Carolina women of varied backgrounds whose...
Women were leading actors in twentieth-century developments in Georgia, yet most histories minimize their contributions. The essays in the second volume of Georgia Women, edited by Ann Short Chirhart and Kathleen Ann Clark, vividly portray a wide array of Georgia women who played an important role in the state's history, from little-known Progressive Era activists to famous present-day figures such as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
Georgia women were instrumental to state and national politics even before they achieved...
Women were leading actors in twentieth-century developments in Georgia, yet most histories minimize their contributions. The essays in the second v...
Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insights into Texas's singular geographic position, bordering on the West and sharing a unique history with Mexico, while analyzing the ways in which Texas stories mirror a larger American narrative. The biographies and essays illustrate an uncommon diversity among Texas women, reflecting experiences ranging from those of dispossessed enslaved women to wealthy patrons of the arts. That history also captures the ways in which women's lives reflect...
Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insig...
The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the national and sometimes international scope of their influence. The essays examine women's lives in the broad sweep of nineteenth- and twentiethcentury history in Tennessee and reenvision the state's past by placing them at the center of the historical stage and examining their experiences in relation to significant events. Together, volumes 1 and 2 cover women's activities from the early...
The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, ec...
By the twentieth century, North Carolina's progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics. These women included Gertrude Weil who fought tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment, which extended suffrage to women, and founded the state chapter of the League of Women Voters once the amendment was ratified in 1920. Gladys Avery Tillett, an ardent Democrat and supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal, became a major presence in her party at both the state and national levels. Guion Griffis...
By the twentieth century, North Carolina's progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in an...
