About the book
The biographies of more than 800 women form the basis for Elna Green’s study of the suffrage and the antisuffrage movements in the South. Green’s comprehensive analysis highlights the effects that factors such as class background, marital status, educational level, and attitudes about race and gender roles had in inspiring the region’s women to work in favor of, or in opposition to, their own enfranchisement.
Green sketches the ranks of both movements — which included women and men, black and white — and identifies the ways in which issues of class, race, and gender determined the composition of each side. Coming from a wide array of beliefs and backgrounds, Green argues, southern women approached enfranchisement with an equally varied set of strategies and ideologies. Each camp defined and redefined itself in opposition to the other. But neither was entirely homogeneous: issues such as states' rights and the enfranchisement of black women were so divisive as to give rise to competing organizations within each group. By focusing on the grassroots constituency of each side, Green provides insight into the whole of the suffrage debate.
Editions of Southern Strategies
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807823323
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807846414
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807861752
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890868381
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The biographies of more than 800 women form the basis for Elna Green’s study of the suffrage and the antisuffrage movements in the South. Green’s comprehensive analysis highlights the effects that factors such as class background, marital status, educational level, and attitudes about race and gender roles had in inspiring the region’s women to work in favor of, or in opposition to, their own enfranchisement.
Green sketches the ranks of both movements — which included women and men, black and white — and identifies the ways in which issues of class, race, and gender determined the composition of each side. Coming from a wide array of beliefs and backgrounds, Green argues, southern women approached enfranchisement with an equally varied set of strategies and ideologies. Each camp defined and redefined itself in opposition to the other. But neither was entirely homogeneous: issues such as states' rights and the enfranchisement of black women were so divisive as to give rise to competing organizations within each group. By focusing on the grassroots constituency of each side, Green provides insight into the whole of the suffrage debate.
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What is Southern Strategies about?
The biographies of more than 800 women form the basis for Elna Green’s study of the suffrage and the antisuffrage movements in the South. Green’s comprehensive analysis highlights the effects that factors such as class background, marital status, educational level, and attitudes about race and gender roles had in inspiring the region’s women to work in favor of, or in opposition to, their own enfranchisement.
Green sketches the ranks of both movements — which included women and men, black and white — and identifies the ways in which issues of class, race, and gender determined the composition of each side. Coming from a wide array of beliefs and backgrounds, Green argues, southern women approached enfranchisement with an equally varied set of strategies and ideologies. Each camp defined and redefined itself in opposition to the other. But neither was entirely homogeneous: issues such as states' rights and the enfranchisement of black women were so divisive as to give rise to competing organizations within each group. By focusing on the grassroots constituency of each side, Green provides insight into the whole of the suffrage debate.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Southern Strategies?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Gender studies, gender groups > Gender studies: women and girls
Where can I read a sample of Southern Strategies?
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How long is Southern Strategies and how many pages does it have?
Southern Strategies has 320 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Southern Strategies?
Elna C. Green
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Southern Strategies is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807823323) and paperback(ISBN 9780807846414) and ebook(ISBN 9780807861752) and pdf(ISBN 9798890868381)
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