{"product_id":"days-of-discontent-american-women-and-right-wing-politics-1933-1945-hardback-9780875802947","title":"Days of Discontent; American Women and Right-Wing Politics, 1933–1945 (Hardback) 9780875802947","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDays of Discontent\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Women and Right-Wing Politics, 1933–1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJune Melby Benowitz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875802947\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 March 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read for scholars of twentieth-century American politics and women.\"—History\u003cbr\u003e  \"A remarkable compilation of research and analysis.\"—NWSA Journal\u003cbr\u003e  \"This book succeeds in assembling a large body of information about heretofore obscure right-wing women activists.\"—Journal of Social History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding fast to traditional values in the face of unprecedented economic hardship, nearly a million American women joined right-wing organizations during the Great Depression and World War II. Days of Discontent provides a new perspective for understanding why the far right appealed to these women, whose political self-awareness grew with the tumultuous times. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Influenced by the conventional image of women as mothers and nurturers, many women viewed the right-wing movement as a way to protect and maintain American morality. The radical right leaders, such as Elizabeth Dilling and Grace Wick, held ideas in common with European fascists but based their politics on a uniquely American mixture of nativism, anticommunism, anti-Semitism, and racism. Benowitz's insight into their motivations sheds new light on the interaction between women's daily lives and national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Mobilizing \u003cbr\u003e 2. Elizabeth Dilling, Right-Wing Evangelist \u003cbr\u003e 3. Grace Wick, Disillusioned Democrat \u003cbr\u003e 4. \"This Sphere Is Woman's Home\" \u003cbr\u003e 5. \"It's Up to the Women\" \u003cbr\u003e 6. Right-Wing Women Leaders \u003cbr\u003e 7. Political Action during the War Years \u003cbr\u003e 8. \"I Enlisted in this Fight for Life\" \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584740815128,"sku":"9780875802947","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/days-of-discontent-american-women-and-right-wing-politics-1933-1945-hardback-9780875802947","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}