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

by Helen Laville

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331984217X
• ISBN13: 9783319842172
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"