Battling Nell: The Life of Southern Journalist Cornelia Battle Lewis, 1893--1956

by Alexander S. Leidholdt

Book Overview

A longtime columnist for the Raleigh News and Observer, Cornelia Battle Lewis earned a national reputation in the 1920s and 1930s for her courageous advocacy on behalf of women's rights, African Americans, children, and labor unions. Late in her life, however, after fighting mental illness, Lewis reversed many of her stances and railed against the liberalism she had spent her life advancing. In Battling Nell, Alexander S. Leidholdt tells the compelling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807134554
• ISBN13: 9780807134559
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"