Organized White Women and the Challenge of Racial Integration, 1945-1965 (eBook)

Helen Laville (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XI, 254 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-49694-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This monograph asserts that the troubled history of segregation within American women's associations created a legacy of racial exclusivity and privilege. While acknowledging the progressive potential of women's associations and the extent to which they created a legitimate outlet for American women's public activism, it explores how and why such organizations failed to aid in issues of integration. Rather than being a historical accident, or a pragmatic response to circumstance, this monograph demonstrates that white exclusivity and privilege was crucial to the authority and influence of these associations. Organized White Women and the Challenge of Race Relations examines the translation of what seemed on the surface to be relatively simple demands for racial integration into a far more significant and all-encompassing confrontation with the frequently hidden structures and practices of white privilege.

Helen Laville is a Reader in American History at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction2. Women’s Associations in the United States3. The League of Women Voters4. The American Association of University Women5. The Young Women’s Christian Association6. The National Women’s Committee on Civil Rights7. Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.2.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 254 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: gender and race in America • John F. Kennedy’s civil rights program • race relations in America • racial justice and women's rights • women's movements in the 1960s
• ISBN-10: 3-319-49694-8 / 3319496948
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-49694-8 / 9783319496948