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Constructing Womanhood In Public: Progressive White Women In A New South, Mary Jane Smith
Constructing Womanhood In Public: Progressive White Women In A New South, Mary Jane Smith
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
During the Progressive Era, southern white women were aggressively recruited by the leadership of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Each believed the inclusion of southern white women vital to its success as a national association of American women; consequently, by the beginning of the twentieth century, southern white women had achieved positions of leadership in each organization. This dissertation analyzes, primarily through the public statements of the leaders of these groups, how these women defined themselves as women, as white, and as southern vis a vis their …
Liberty And Authority In Colonial Georgia, 1717-1776, Andrew C. Lannen
Liberty And Authority In Colonial Georgia, 1717-1776, Andrew C. Lannen
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Few historical works examine the society and politics of both the Trustee and royal periods of Colonial Georgia. This dissertation highlights the central theme that binds the two eras together: the delicate balance between liberty and authority. Colonists believed that the greatest threat to liberty was the potential for the mother country to acquire undue power. To guard against that danger, settlers supported the establishment of strong local sources of authority within the colony that would act as a check against excessive imperial power. The Trustees initially used land, slavery, and trade restrictions to deny political and economic power to …