Reviews for The Power of Femininity in the New South: Women's Organizations and Politics in North Carolina, 1880-1930

The average rating for The Power of Femininity in the New South: Women's Organizations and Politics in North Carolina, 1880-1930 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-09-18 00:00:00 Eugene Jarecki Very interesting book about how women struggled to gain their place in society. It takes place during the era of Jim Crow and shows how not only white women worked to maintain their feminine image while lobbying for better schooling for their children, the prohibition of alcohol, and eliminating the double standard of sexual morality; but it also details the lives of black women in North Carolina who had to struggle to overcome racial stereotypes and work to create a better life for themselves and their families.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-12 00:00:00 Theresa Graham A fair account but something seemed missing.