This land is herland : gendered activism in Oklahoma, 1870's to 2010's / edited by Sarah Eppler Janda and Patricia Loughlin, foreword by Renée M. Laegreid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Janda, Sarah Eppler, editor.

Loughlin, Patricia, 1971- editor.

Laegreid, Renee M., writer of foreword.

Series:

Women and the American West ; Volume 1.

Women and the American West ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women social reformers--Oklahoma--Biography.

Women social reformers.

Women's rights--Oklahoma--History.

Women's rights.

History.

Oklahoma--History.

Oklahoma.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Contributed volume explores women's activism in Oklahoma from the 1870s to 2010s and evaluates Indigenous concepts of equality, sovereignty, and the impact of conservative politics in shaping women's rights in the American West through biographical essays"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE FLUIDITY OF POWER

1. Lilah Lindsey: Mvskoke Creek Educator And Civic Reformer / Rowan Faye Steineker

2. "My Heart Had Been Burdened For The Orphaned And Homeless Children": Religious Imperative And Maternalism In The Work Of Mattie Mallory / Heather Clemmer

3. "Give Me A Nation Of Great Mothers": Alice Robertson's Conservative Maternalism / Amy L. Scott

4. "Intrepid Pioneer Leader": The A-Suffrage Gendered Activism Of Kate Barnard / Sunu Kodumthara

5. "Loyal Countrywoman": Rachel Caroline Eaton, Alumna Of The Cherokee National Female Seminary / Farina King

pt. TWO THE GENDERED POLITICS OF CIVIL RIGHTS

6. Freedom On Her Own Terms: California M. Taylor And Black Womanhood In Boley, Oklahoma / Melissa N. Stuckey

7. Making History As An Naacp Plaintiff: Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher / Cheryl Elizabeth Brown Wattley

8. Beyond The Walls: From Sit-Ins To Integration In The Activism Of Clara Luper / Rachel E. Watson

9. "To Speak So Forthrightly As To Offend": The Civil Rights Activism And Confinement Of Rosalyn "Rosie" Coleman Gilchrist / Sarah Eppler Janda

pt. THREE CONTESTED NOTIONS OF EQUALITY

10. Ladonna Harris: Comanche Leader, Activist, Matriarch / Amanda Cobb-Greetham

11. "Until We Organized": Wanda Jo Peltier Stapleton And The Equal Rights Amendment Debate In Oklahoma, 1972-1982 / Chelsea Ball

12. Barbara "Wahru" Cleveland And Herland Sister Resources / Lindsey Churchill

13. "My Children Are More Important To Me Than Any Office I Might Hold": Mary Fallin's Use Of Motherhood As A Conservative Political Strategy / Patricia Loughlin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index.

ISBN:

9780806169262

0806169265

OCLC:

1236896338