{"product_id":"southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-hardcover","title":"Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice: Interracial Activism in the Long Twentieth Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Allured\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eM. Kathryn Armistead\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlighting the contributions of Methodist women in advocating for progressive reform from 1900 to the present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the stories of nine southern Methodist women, who, inspired by their faith, carried forward the spirit of progressivism. They fought for racial equality, challenged white male supremacy, and addressed class oppression. The white and Black women featured here responded to local human rights violations with compassion, advocating for expanded and more diverse private and public services in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotivated by a modernist interpretation of the Gospel authorized by the tenets of Methodism, these women expanded notions of southern identity and womanhood. Their actions supported the Black freedom struggle and promoted women's rights, gaining momentum after the 1939 rise of the Women's Society of Christian Service--the largest Protestant women's organization in the country. Grounded in research from church archives and interviews, this book shows how Methodist traditions provided spiritual, theological, and doctrinal support for social justice work among laywomen and female clergy. With Methodism as a case in point, this book expands the historical narrative of twentieth-century reform movements to include the South's progressive religious traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Allured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e is retired professor of history and women's studies at McNeese State \u003cbr\u003eUniversity and is currently adjunct professor of women's history at the \u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Arkansas. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eRemapping Second-Wave Feminism: The Long Women's Rights Movement in Louisiana, 1950-1997\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eM. Kathryn Armistead\u003c\/strong\u003e is the managing editor of \u003cem\u003eMethodist Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Her many books include \u003cem\u003eNevertheless She Leads: Postcolonial Women's Leadership for the Church\u003c\/em\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48962095022182,"sku":"9780813079318","price":167.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/5LGroErV0v9780813079318.webp?v=1790610677","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/southern-methodist-women-and-social-justice-interracial-activism-in-the-long-twentieth-century-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}