{"product_id":"southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-9780813079318","title":"Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice: Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlighting the contributions of Methodist women in advocating for progressive reform from 1900 to the present \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003e book tells the stories of nine southern Methodist women, who, inspired \u003cbr\u003eby their faith, carried forward the spirit of progressivism. They fought\u003cbr\u003e for racial equality, challenged white male supremacy, and addressed \u003cbr\u003eclass oppression. The white and Black women featured here responded to \u003cbr\u003elocal human rights violations with compassion, advocating for expanded \u003cbr\u003eand more diverse private and public services in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotivated\u003cbr\u003e by a modernist interpretation of the Gospel authorized by the tenets of\u003cbr\u003e Methodism, these women expanded notions of southern identity and \u003cbr\u003ewomanhood. Their actions supported the Black freedom struggle and \u003cbr\u003epromoted women's rights, gaining momentum after the 1939 rise of the \u003cbr\u003eWomen's Society of Christian Service--the largest Protestant women's \u003cbr\u003eorganization in the country. Grounded in research from church archives \u003cbr\u003eand interviews, this book shows how Methodist traditions provided \u003cbr\u003espiritual, theological, and doctrinal support for social justice work \u003cbr\u003eamong laywomen and female clergy. With Methodism as a case in point, \u003cbr\u003ethis book expands the historical narrative of twentieth-century reform \u003cbr\u003emovements to include the South's progressive religious traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chelsea Elizabeth Hodge Fran Wescott Janet Lynn Allured Randall \u003cbr\u003eM. Miller Jeanette Stokes M. Kathryn Armistead Stanley Harrold \u003cbr\u003eRachel Sauls Helen R. Neinast Jennifer Copeland Katie W. Powell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA volume in the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllured, Janet:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Allured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is retired professor of history and women's studies at McNeese State \u003cbr\u003eUniversity and is currently adjunct professor of women's history at the \u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Arkansas. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eRemapping Second-Wave Feminism: The Long Women's Rights Movement in Louisiana, 1950-1997\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmistead, M. Kathryn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eM. Kathryn Armistead\u003c\/strong\u003e is the managing editor of \u003cem\u003eMethodist Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Her many books include \u003cem\u003eNevertheless She Leads: Postcolonial Women's Leadership for the Church\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260148252946,"sku":"9780813079318","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e7a20bf-641a-4769-a0ad-67bad99d5b06.jpg?v=1746637700","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-9780813079318","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}