Author: John A. SimpsonPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
He refutes the notion that members were backward-looking dilettantes and instead draws a complex portrait of women who were actively involved in a broad spectrum of civic, patriotic, religious, educational, and even reform activities. As Simpson reveals, this alliance of women actively shaped southern culture in the early decades of the century, and his analysis sheds new light on the role of professional and club women in southern history."--BOOK JACKET.