Reconstruction of White Southern Womanhood, 1865-1895

by Jane Turner Censer

Book Overview

This impressively researched book tells the important but little-known story of elite southern white women's successful quest for a measure of self-reliance and independence between antebellum strictures and the restored patriarchy of Jim Crow. Profusely illustrated with the experiences of fascinating women in Virginia and North Carolina, it presents a compelling new chapter in the history of American women and of the South.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807129216
• ISBN13: 9780807129210
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.2"