Title: Women in the Texas populist movement
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Correspondence, Sources, Economic conditions, Rural women, Populism, Land reform, Political activity, History, Women, united states, history, Texas, biography, Texas, history, Texas, politics and government
Places: Texas
Time periods: 1865-1950, 19th century