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Days of Discontent

American Women and Right-Wing Politics, 1933–1945
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Holding 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. 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.

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June Melby Benowitz received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas and is the author of the Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion. She currently resides with her husband, Elliot, in Sarasota, Florida.
Release date Australia
March 1st, 2002
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
240
Dimensions
152x229x24
ISBN-13
9780875802947
Product ID
5857607

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