The golden age of girl evangelists -- Cures for the body and soul -- The changing face of American religion -- Women preachers -- A revolution in manners and morals -- Girl evangelists versus the flappers -- The sexual side of selling salvation -- The poster child of girl evangelists -- The girls as children -- The girls as adults -- The girls as evangelists -- Preaching as performance -- The girls and the media -- Criticism and decline -- Exiting the stage -- Explaining the phenomenon -- Appendix A: The importance of the newspaper record -- Appendix B: Brief biographies -- Appendix C: List of girl evangelists (1920s and 1930s)
Summary
The 1920s marked one of the greatest cultural shifts in American life, and the risque flapper became the icon of the period. But there was a counter image of the feminine; the decade was also the golden age for girl evangelists who defended traditional morals and traditional Christian beliefs and attitudes