Title Texas through women's eyes : the twentieth-century experience / Judith N. McArthur and Harold L. Smith

Edition 1st ed Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 295 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Series Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 24 Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 24. Contents pt. 1. Social reform and suffrage in the progressive era, 1900-1920 -- pt. 2. Post-suffrage politics, Depression, and war, 1920-1945 -- pt. 3. Conformity, civil rights, and social protest, 1945-1965 -- pt. 4. Feminism, backlash, and political culture, 1965-2000 Summary McArthur and Smith trace the history of Texas women through four eras. They discuss how women entered the public sphere to work for social reforms and the right to vote during the Progressive era (1900-1920); how they continued working for reform and social justice and for greater opportunities in education and the workforce during the Great Depression and World War II (1920-1945); how African American and Mexican American women fought for labor and civil rights while Anglo women laid the foundation for two-party politics during the postwar years (1945-1965); and how second-wave feminists (1965-2000) promoted diverse and sometimes competing goals, including passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, reproductive freedom, gender equity in sports, and the rise of the New Right and the Republican party Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Women -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Women -- Texas -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Sources Women's rights -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Women -- Political activity -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Political culture -- Texas -- History -- 20th century -- Sources SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) Political culture Politics and government Social conditions Women Women -- Political activity Women -- Social conditions Women's rights SUBJECT Texas -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Sources Texas -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Texas Genre/Form History Sources Form Electronic book Author Smith, Harold L. ISBN 9780292784888 0292784880

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