Redefining the New Woman, 1920-1963 (Antifeminism in America: A Collection of Readings from the Literature of the Opponents to U.S. Feminism, 1848 to the Present)

By: Angela Howard-Zophy and Sasha Ranae Adams Tarrant

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Synopsis: 2. Redefining the New Woman, 1920-1963Despite the fact that women's suffrage did not produce the catastrophic consequences predicted, mainstream opposition to the feminist movement refused to die, as exemplified in commentaries by industrialist Henry Ford, renowned literary figures D.H. Lawrence and Norman Mailer, and even presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, all represented in this volume. The other selections first focus on sources published during the interwar years and indicate that the legacy of progressive social feminism exacerbated reactionary attitudes toward women in the context of postwar political fundamentalism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. The second part contains literature that appeared between 1941 and 1963, and reflects the ambivalence and backlash toward wives and mothers in the workforce and the public sphere, driven by the social, political, and economic conservatism of the Cold War Era.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 344 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781135647506
Related ISBNs:: 9781315051994, 9780815327141, 9780815327141, 9781315051994, 9780815327141
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/02/20
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Angela Howard-Zophy
Edited by:: Sasha Ranae Tarrant