Natural Allies : Women's Associations in American History - Anne Firor Scott

Natural Allies

Women's Associations in American History

By: Anne Firor Scott

Paperback | 15 March 1992

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $71.99

$71.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $17.94 with

 or 

Available for Backorder. We will order this from our supplier however there isn't a current ETA.

America's female benevolent societies took root in the 1790s. Initially founded on notions of Christian duty and hope of heavenly reward, these groups produced volunteers dedicated to providing aid to unfortunates in general and women and children in particular. Anne Frior Scott explores the history of these aid societies and how they allowed women to influence America's social agenda and make inroads into politics long before they could vote. Scott reveals how women from all corners of society took part; examines their changing role in the midst of tumultuous times and during the rise of the welfare state; assesses the overlooked accomplishment of black women's organizations from the early days of the republic; and looks at the kinds of enduring community institutions women's organizations founded and maintained.
Industry Reviews
"Documents the astonishing array of women's activities over a 200-year period... Reminds us that women found inventive ways to enter the political arena even before they voted." -- The Nation. "An elegant history." -- Journal of Southern History. "Wry humor and impassioned scholarship." - New York Times Book Review.

More in Regional & National History

Looking from the North : Australian history from the top down - Henry Reynolds
The Shortest History of the United States of America - Don Watson
Code of Silence : How Australian Women Helped Win the War - Diana Thorp
The Shortest History of Australia - Mark McKenna

RRP $39.99

$34.95

13%
OFF
PIX : The Magazine that told Australia's Story - Margot Riley

RRP $59.99

$49.95

17%
OFF
The Book of Miracles. 45th Ed. - Till-Holger Borchert

RRP $54.99

$51.75

Resisting Erasure : Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine - Adam Hanieh
Inferno : Australians on the Western Front - Phillip Bradley

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Unfinished Revolution : The feminist fightback - Virginia Haussegger

RRP $36.99

$31.75

14%
OFF
Raise Your Soul : A Personal History of Resistance - Yanis Varoufakis
The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People's History of Afghanistan - Lyse Doucet
Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia - Sam Dalrymple
Breakneck : China's Quest to Engineer the Future - Dan Wang

RRP $55.00

$42.75

22%
OFF
Newcastle : The Lives and Times of a City - Scott Bevan

RRP $39.99

$33.75

16%
OFF
107 Days - Kamala Harris

Hardcover

RRP $49.99

$34.95

30%
OFF
Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas - Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Crusader Criminals : The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land - Steve Tibble
Early Photography in Colonial Australia - Elisa deCourcy

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF