Women of the Klan
Racism and Gender in the 1920s
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-25787-0
NYP--Due 11/08
256 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations
November 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: History; Ethnic Studies; Women's Studies; United States History
November 2008, Available worldwide
Categories: History; Ethnic Studies; Women's Studies; United States History
"Original and remarkable."—New York Times
"Superb . . . . Blee's insight is crucial if we are to uncover, and grasp, the depth of white supremacy."—The Nation
"Superb . . . . Blee's insight is crucial if we are to uncover, and grasp, the depth of white supremacy."—The Nation
Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. In Women of the Klan, sociologist Kathleen M. Blee dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. In her new preface, Blee reflects on how recent scholarship on gender and right-wing extremism suggests new ways to understand women's place in the 1920s Klan's crusade for white and Christian supremacy.
Outstanding Book Award, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States