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- catalog abstract "Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offer a misleading picture. In "Women of the Klan," sociologist Kathleen Blee unveils an accurate portrait of a racist movement that appealed to ordinary people throughout the country. In so doing, she dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. "All the better people," a former Klanswoman assures us, were in the Klan. During the 1920s, perhaps half a million white native-born Protestant women joined the Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK). Like their male counterparts, Klanswomen held reactionary views on race, nationality, and religion. But their perspectives on gender roles were often progressive. The Klan publicly asserted that a women's order could safeguard women's suffrage and expand their other legal rights. Privately the WKKK was working to preserve white Protestant supremacy. Blee draws from extensive archival research and interviews with former Klan members and victims to underscore the complexity of extremist right-wing political movements. Issues of women's rights, she argues, do not fit comfortably into the standard dichotomies of "progressive" and "reactionary." These need to be replaced by a more complete understanding of how gender politics are related to the politics of race, religion, and class.".
- catalog contributor b3264194.
- catalog created "c1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "c1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
- catalog description "Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offer a misleading picture. In "Women of the Klan," sociologist Kathleen Blee unveils an accurate portrait of a racist movement that appealed to ordinary people throughout the country. In so doing, she dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. "All the better people," a former Klanswoman assures us, were in the Klan. During the 1920s, perhaps half a million white native-born Protestant women joined the Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK). Like their male counterparts, Klanswomen held reactionary views on race, nationality, and religion. But their perspectives on gender roles were often progressive. The Klan publicly asserted that a women's order could safeguard women's suffrage and expand their other legal rights. Privately the WKKK was working to preserve white Protestant supremacy. Blee draws from extensive archival research and interviews with former Klan members and victims to underscore the complexity of extremist right-wing political movements. Issues of women's rights, she argues, do not fit comfortably into the standard dichotomies of "progressive" and "reactionary." These need to be replaced by a more complete understanding of how gender politics are related to the politics of race, religion, and class.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-218) and index.".
- catalog description "Part 1. The Klan and womanhood. Organizing 100% American women -- Womanhood and the Klan fraternity -- Battling the seductive allurements -- Part 2. Women in the Klan. Joining the Ladies' Organization -- A poison squad of whispering women -- 100% cooperation: political culture in the Klan.".
- catalog extent "viii, 228 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0520072634 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0520078764 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "c1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "322.4/2/082 20".
- catalog subject "HS2330.K63 B44 1991".
- catalog subject "Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) History.".
- catalog subject "Race discrimination United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Racism United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Women of the Ku Klux Klan History.".
- catalog subject "Women of the Ku Klux Klan Indiana History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 1. The Klan and womanhood. Organizing 100% American women -- Womanhood and the Klan fraternity -- Battling the seductive allurements -- Part 2. Women in the Klan. Joining the Ladies' Organization -- A poison squad of whispering women -- 100% cooperation: political culture in the Klan.".
- catalog title "Women of the Klan : racism and gender in the 1920s / Kathleen M. Blee.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".