Overview
Holding fast to traditional values in the face of unprecedented economic hardship, nearly a million American women joined right-wing organizations during the Great Depression and World War II. Days of Discontent provides a new perspective for understanding why the far right appealed to these women, whose political self-awareness grew with the tumultuous times. Influenced by the conventional image of women as mothers and nurturers, many women viewed the right-wing movement as a way to protect and maintain American morality. The radical right leaders, such as Elizabeth Dilling and Grace Wick, held ideas in common with European fascists but based their politics on a uniquely American mixture of nativism, anticommunism, anti-Semitism, and racism. Benowitz's insight into their motivations sheds new light on the interaction between women's daily lives and national politics.
Full Product Details
Author: June Melby Benowitz
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780875802947
ISBN 10: 087580294
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A must-read for scholars of twentieth-century American politics and women. --History A remarkable compilation of research and analysis. --NWSA Journal This book succeeds in assembling a large body of information about heretofore obscure right-wing women activists. --Journal of Social History
<p> A must-read for scholars of twentieth-century American politics and women. -- History <p> A remarkable compilation of research and analysis. -- NWSA Journal <p> This book succeeds in assembling a large body of information about heretofore obscure right-wing women activists. -- Journal of Social History
A must-read for scholars of twentieth-century American politics and women. History A remarkable compilation of research and analysis. NWSA Journal This book succeeds in assembling a large body of information about heretofore obscure right-wing women activists. Journal of Social History
A must-read for scholars of twentieth-century American politics and women. -- History A remarkable compilation of research and analysis. -- NWSA Journal This book succeeds in assembling a large body of information about heretofore obscure right-wing women activists. -- Journal of Social History
Author Information
June Melby Benowitz received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas and is the author of the Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion. She currently resides with her husband, Elliot, in Sarasota, Florida.
