Lucy Somerville Howorth: New Deal Lawyer, Politician, and Feminist from the South - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Dorothy S. Shawhan, Martha H. Swain, Anne Firor ScottSeries:Southern BiographyPublish date:2011-04-06Pages:264
Languages:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807138755ISBN-10:807138754UPC:9780807138755Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, WomenSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC9JEG6E20
Mississippi native Lucy Somerville Howorth (1895-1997) championed for the rights of women long before feminism was a widely recognized movement. Dorothy S. Shawhan and Martha H. Swain tell her remarkable life story--from her small-town upbringing to her career as an attorney, to her role as a New Deal activist in Washington D.C. Howorth became known for her leadership qualities and quick appraisal of social problems, particularly as they affected women. She became general counsel of the War Claims Commission and held a presidential appointment under four different presidents. This first-ever biography of Howorth bestows long-overdue recognition of her many achievements and illuminates the activism of women long before the women's movement.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807138755ISBN-10:807138754UPC:9780807138755Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Historical, WomenSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC9JEG6E20
Dorothy S. Shawhan is the author of the historical novel Lizzie. She lives in Cleveland, Mississippi, where she is chair of the Division of Languages and Literature and a professor of English at Delta State University.
Martha H. Swain is the author of Pat Harrison: The New Deal Years and Ellen S. Woodward: New Deal Advocate for Women, winner of the Eudora Welty Award from the Mississippi University for Women. She is Cornaro Professor Emerita of History at Texas Woman's University and lives in Starkville, Mississippi, where she most recently has taught history at Mississippi State University.Publisher: LSU Press
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