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OverviewIn the early 1900s, Detroit's clubwomen successfully lobbied for issues like creating playgrounds for children, building public baths, raising the age for child workers, and reforming the school board and city charter. But when they won the vote in 1918, Detroit's clubwomen, both black and white, were eager to incite even greater change. In the 1920s, they fought to influence public policy at the municipal and state level, while contending with partisan politics, city politics, and the media, which often portrayed them as silly and incompetent. In this fascinating volume, author Jayne Morris-Crowther examines the unique civic engagement of these women, who considered their commitment to the city of Detroit both a challenge and a promise. By the 1920s, there were eight African-American clubs in the city (Willing Workers, Detroit Study Club, Lydian Association, In As Much Circle of Kings Daughters, Labor of Love Circle of Kings Daughters, West Side Art and Literary Club, Altar Society of the Second Baptist Church, and the Earnest Workers of the Second Baptist Church), joined in 1921 under the Detroit Association of Colored Women's Clubs; and nearly 15,000 mostly white clubwomen were represented by the Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs (formed in 1895 by the unification of the Detroit Review Club, Twentieth Century Club, Detroit Woman's Club, Woman's Historical Club, Clio Club, Wednesday History Club, Hypathia, and Zatema Club). Morris-Crowther begins by investigating the roots of the clubs in pre-suffrage Detroit and charts their growing power. She goes on to consider the women's work in three areas-Policies that Affect Women and Children, Protecting the Home Against Enemies, and Home as Part of the Urban Environment-and considers the numerous challenges they faced in The Limits of Enfranchised Citizens. An appendix contains the 1926 Directory of the Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs. In the end, Morris-Crowther shows that Detroit's clubwomen pioneered new lobbying techniques like personal interviews and used political education in savvy ways to bring politics to the community level. This volume will be interesting reading for enthusiasts of Detroit history and readers interested in women and politics of the 1920s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jayne Morris-CrowtherPublisher: Wayne State University Press Imprint: Wayne State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780814338155ISBN 10: 0814338151 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 31 March 2013 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsMorris-Crowther expertly analyzes the class and racial biases of clubwomen, while uncovering the significant civic action they deployed. The result enhances our understanding of the public and private worlds of 1920s Detroit.--Victoria W. Wolcott associate professor of history at University at Buffalo In her book, Jayne Morris-Crowther explores the politics of Detroit clubwomen, analyzing their class and racial biases while uncovering the significant civic action they deployed.--Michigan History Magazine (08/22/2013) Morris-Crowther ably demonstrates how Detroit clubwomen were part of this transformation that brought politics into the domestic environment and women activists into the public arena.--Elaine S. Abelson Journal of American History (06/01/2014) The strength of a case study like this is the sheer depth of information Morris-Crowther was able to unearth on these previously invisible women, both African American and white. She reveals a rich web of women's activism in 1920s Detroit and some very real political successes.-- (03/01/2014) Morris-Crowther's meticulous work describes clubwomen activities that occurred in a dynamic city, during a time when the cult of domesticity infiltrated politics. Her extensive collection of primary sources and her thorough documentation will be invaluable to future researchers. In short, [this book] is a useful resource for those interested in the history of Detroit, of industrialization and urbanization, of grassroots activism, and of the intersections of gender, race, and class in women's political activity.-- (11/01/2014) Detroit clubwomen's successes and failures in municipal politics are the focus of Jayne Morris-Crowther's The Political Activities of Detroit's Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise. Morris-Crowther's narrative explores the pivotal decade of the 1920s in Detroit and the impact of the woman suffrage amendment on key political issues: school reform, community gardens and playgrounds, women as political officeholders, penal reform, crime and public vice, and segregation in public accommodations. This is an important book that helps to place these issues into the story of Detroit's tremendous rise as an industrial metropolis in the 1920s.-- (06/23/2014) In her book, Jayne Morris-Crowther explores the politics of Detroit clubwomen, analyzing their class and racial biases while uncovering the significant civic action they deployed.--Michigan History Magazine (08/22/2013) Morris-Crowther ably demonstrates how Detroit clubwomen were part of this transformation that brought politics into the domestic environment and women activists into the public arena.--Elaine S. Abelson Journal of American History (06/01/2014) Morris-Crowther expertly analyzes the class and racial biases of clubwomen, while uncovering the significant civic action they deployed. The result enhances our understanding of the public and private worlds of 1920s Detroit.--Victoria W. Wolcott associate professor of history at University at Buffalo Morris-Crowther's meticulous work describes clubwomen activities that occurred in a dynamic city, during a time when the cult of domesticity infiltrated politics. Her extensive collection of primary sources and her thorough documentation will be invaluable to future researchers. In short, [this book] is a useful resource for those interested in the history of Detroit, of industrialization and urbanization, of grassroots activism, and of the intersections of gender, race, and class in women's political activity.-- (11/01/2014) The strength of a case study like this is the sheer depth of information Morris-Crowther was able to unearth on these previously invisible women, both African American and white. She reveals a rich web of women's activism in 1920s Detroit and some very real political successes.-- (03/01/2014) Detroit clubwomen's successes and failures in municipal politics are the focus of Jayne Morris-Crowther's The Political Activities of Detroit's Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise. Morris-Crowther's narrative explores the pivotal decade of the 1920s in Detroit and the impact of the woman suffrage amendment on key political issues: school reform, community gardens and playgrounds, women as political officeholders, penal reform, crime and public vice, and segregation in public accommodations. This is an important book that helps to place these issues into the story of Detroit's tremendous rise as an industrial metropolis in the 1920s.-- (06/23/2014) Author Information>strong>Jayne Morris-Crowther is an adjunct in the history departments of the University of Delaware, Rowan University, and Neumann University, USA. Her articles have been published in the Michigan Historical Review and the South Carolina Historical Magazine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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