Publisher's Synopsis
The romance of the South has long been painted with the broad brush of partial truths and myths creating images of white-gloved ladies and "old black mammies". Now, the complex and constantly evolving identities of southern women emerge from the shadows of history in a book that challenges these traditional assumptions.;Gathering from among the most prominent names in the field, including Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and Darlene Clark Hine, "Southern Women" investigates the place of women from the perspectives of race, class and gender. The subjects covered span from the colonial period to the mid-20th century, and the writers re-examine traditional notions of southern women's roles in politics and the military. Black and mulatto women are studied with fresh insight, and the suffrage debate is given new dimensions.;"Southern Women" signals the evolving vitality of the burgeoning field of southern women's history. The book will be of interest to students of women's history, southern history, African-American studies, sociology, anthropology and literature.
