Mothers of conservatism : women and the postwar right / Michelle M. Nickerson.

Author/creator Nickerson, Michelle M.
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxxvi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Women--Political activity. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Conservatism--United States. --History. --20th century.
Feminism--United States. --History.
United States--Politics and government. --20th century.

Portion of title Women and the postwar right
SeriesPolitics and society in twentieth-century America
Politics and society in twentieth-century America. ^A460998
Contents Patriotic daughters and isolationist mothers : conservative women in the early twentieth century -- All politics was local : grassroots conservatism in postwar Los Angeles -- Education or indoctrination? : conservative female activism in the Los Angeles public schools -- "Siberia, U.S.A." : psychological experts and the state -- The "conservative sex" : women and the building of a movement -- Conclusion.
Summary This volume tells the story of 1950s southern Californian housewives who shaped the grassroots right in the two decades following World War II.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2011021793
ISBN9780691121840 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN0691121842 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780691163918 (pbk)
ISBN069116391X (pbk)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1236.5.U6 N53 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold