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Women of the American South
Farnham
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Description for Women of the American South
Paperback. Among the most prominent icons of the American south is that of the southern belle, immortalized by such figures as Scarlett O'Hara, Dolly Madison, and Lucy Pickens (whose elegant image graced the Confederate $100 bill). This title fills a gap in southern history and women's history. Editor(s): Farnham, Christie Anne. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Among the most prominent icons of the American south is that of the southern belle, immortalized by such figures as Scarlett O'Hara, Dolly Madison, and Lucy Pickens (whose elegant image graced the Confederate $100 bill). And yet the women of America's south iave always defied pat generalization, no more readily forced into facle categories than women in the country's other regions.
Never before has a book of southern history so successfully integrated the experiences of white and non-white women. Among the myriad subjects addressed in the book are black women's suffrage, the economic realities of Choctaw women, female kin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814726556
SKU
V9780814726556
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Farnham
Christie Ane Farnham is Associate Professor of History at Iowa State University and Founder of The Journal of Women's History. Currently at work on a history of African American women, she is the author of The Education of the Southern Belle: Higher Education in the Antebellum South.
Reviews for Women of the American South
The broadest and most inclusive portrait yet of women's identities and stories in the region. . . a considerable achievement.
American Historical Review
American Historical Review