{"product_id":"southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-hardback-9780813079318","title":"Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice; Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century (Hardback) 9780813079318","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSouthern Methodist Women and Social Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanet Allured (Edited by), M. Kathryn Armistead (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813079318\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 17 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.7 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlighting the contributions of Methodist women in advocating for progressive reform from 1900 to the present   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the stories of nine southern Methodist women, who, inspired  by their faith, carried forward the spirit of progressivism. They fought  for racial equality, challenged white male supremacy, and addressed class oppression. The white and Black women featured here responded to  local human rights violations with compassion, advocating for expanded  and more diverse private and public services in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotivated  by a modernist interpretation of the Gospel authorized by the tenets of  Methodism, these women expanded notions of southern identity and  womanhood. Their actions supported the Black freedom struggle and  promoted women’s rights, gaining momentum after the 1939 rise of the  Women’s Society of Christian Service—the largest Protestant women’s organization in the country. Grounded in research from church archives and interviews, this book shows how Methodist traditions provided spiritual, theological, and doctrinal support for social justice work  among laywomen and female clergy. With Methodism as a case in point, this book expands the historical narrative of twentieth-century reform  movements to include the South’s progressive religious traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Chelsea Elizabeth Hodge | Fran Wescott | Janet Lynn Allured | Randall  M. Miller | Jeanette Stokes | M. Kathryn Armistead | Stanley Harrold |  Rachel Sauls | Helen R. Neinast | Jennifer Copeland | Katie W. Powell \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520774009112,"sku":"9780813079318","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-hardback-9780813079318","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}