Lucy Somerville Howorth : New Deal Lawyer, Politician, and Feminist from the South /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shawhan, Dorothy
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Other Authors: Swain, Martha H., 1929-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2006
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Howorth, Lucy Somerville, > 1895-1997.
American Association of University Women > Biography.
Mississippi. > Legislature. > House of Representatives > Biography.
Feminists > Mississippi > Biography.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
Women lawyers > Mississippi > Biography.
Legislators > Mississippi > Biography.
Women legislators > Mississippi > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Girlhood in Greenville
  • "A whole human being," 1912 1922
  • "Hustling in the law," 1922 1927
  • Howorth and Howorth, attorneys-at-law, 1928 1931
  • "I have a few things to say" : the Mississippi Legislature, 1932 1934
  • A watchdog for women, 1935 1946
  • "I glory in being a feminist," 1947 1954
  • "Just being Cleveland folks" : retirement after 1957
  • "Nothing like living a long time" : the last years.

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