Women of the Klan : racism and gender in the 1920s
Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice.
Print Book, English, 2009
University of California Press, Berkeley, Calif., 2009
History
xiv, 228 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780520257870, 9780520257870, 0520257871
1000802226
Preface to the 2009 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. THE KLAN AND WOMANHOOD 1. Organizing 100% American Women 2. Womanhood and the Klan Fraternity 3. Battling the Seductive Allurements PART II. WOMEN IN THE KLAN 4. Joining the Ladies' Organization 5. A Poison Squad of Whispering Women 6. 100% Cooperation: Political Culture in the Klan Epilogue Notes A Postscript on Sources Index
With a new preface
Previous edition: 1991