Days of discontent
Subtitle: American women and right-wing politics, 1933-1945
By: June Melby Benowitz.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Women in politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women radicals -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Right-wing extremists -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Holding fast to traditional values in the face of unprecedented economic hardship, approximately one million American women joined right-wing organizations during the Great Depression and World War II. Days of Discontent sheds light on the appeal the far right held for these women, whose political self-awareness grew with the tumultuous times."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-224) and index.