Bibliograph

Southern women in the progressive era, a reader, edited by Giselle Roberts and Melissa Walker ; foreword by Marjorie J. Spruill

Type

Label

Southern women in the progressive era, a reader, edited by Giselle Roberts and Melissa Walker ; foreword by Marjorie J. Spruill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Southern women in the progressive era

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1044780725

Responsibility statement

edited by Giselle Roberts and Melissa Walker ; foreword by Marjorie J. Spruill

Series statement

Women's diaries and letters of the South

Sub title

a reader

Summary

"From 1890 to the end of World War I, the reformers who called themselves progressives helped transform the United States, and many women filled their ranks. Through solo efforts and voluntary associations, both national and regional, women agitated for change, addressing issues such as poverty, suffrage, urban overcrowding, and public health. Southern Women in the Progressive Era presents the stories of a diverse group of southern women--African Americans, working-class, teachers, nurses, and activists--in their own words, casting a fresh light on one of the most dynamic eras in U.S. history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Activists in the making. Sophonisba Breckinridge (1866-1948): Memoirs of a Southern feminist / Anya Jabour ; Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Autobiography of an educator and civil rights activist / Ann Short Chirhart ; Mary Lee Cagle (1864-1955): Autobiography of an evangelist preacher / Priscilla Pope-Levison -- New southern workforce. Anthelia Holt (1861-1950): Correspondence of a textile mill worker / Beth English ; Henrietta Aiken Kelly (1844-1916): Correspondence of a special field agent / Debra Bloom ; Florida's first state health nurses (1914-1916): Reporting on a service for Health / Christine Ardalan -- Regional commentators. Mary and Louisa Poppenheim (1866-1936; 1868-1957): The Keystone, women's clubs, & the United Daughters of the Confederacy / Joan Marie Johnson ; Mary Johnston (1870-1936): Suffrage speeches of a Virginia novelist / Lisa A. Francavilla ; Corra White Harris (1869-1935): Essays on Women, Politics, and Southern Identity / Catherine Oglesby

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