Women in the Texas populist movement
Subtitle: letters to the Southern mercury
By: edited with an introduction by Marion K. Barthelme ; foreword by John Boles.
Contributors: Barthelme, Marion K. 1944-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ;; no. 67
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: College Station, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Rural women -- Texas -- Correspondence; Rural women -- Texas -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Rural women -- Texas -- Economic conditions -- Sources; Populism -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Land reform -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources; Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 -- Sources
Other titles: Southern mercury (Dallas, Tex. : 1891)
Description: In Women in the Texas Populist Movement, Marion K. Barthelme presents more than a hundred letters from Texas farm women, who were becoming ever more alert to the political and economic forces impacting their lives. The agrarian reform movement was a major element of political life in Texas, and women's letters to the Texas Farmers' Alliance newspaper became increasingly passionate and forthright in expressing their concerns.

The women discover a camaraderie through their letters - a recognition of their common aspirations and frustrations with a system that dismisses their experiences. Through the medium of writing, they express vibrant personalities and a pungent sense of humor.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and index.