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Creating A Progressive Commonwealth by Megan Taylor Shockley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Megan Taylor Shockley

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Creating A Progressive Commonwealth by Megan Taylor Shockley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Creating A Progressive Commonwealth by Megan Taylor Shockley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Megan Taylor Shockley

Creating A Progressive Commonwealth by Megan Taylor Shockley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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Building upon the work of late twentieth-century scholars in the field of feminist studies, Megan Taylor Shockley provides an in-depth look at feminism in the modern U. S. South. Shockley challenges the monolithic view of the region as a conservative bastion and argues that feminist advocates have provided crucial social progressive force, particularly in Virginia, between 1970 and 2010. An innovative study, Creating a Progressive Commonwealth illustrates how feminists in the state challenged the traditional patriarchal system and engaged directly with the legislature through grassroots educational efforts on three major initiatives: passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, protection of abortion rights, and pursuit of legal and social rights for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Shockley suggests that advocates for gender equality fundamentally changed Virginia, improving the state?s support for women both personally and professionally as well as fostering an environment more conducive to additional progressive reform. In sharing the stories of these activists, the author discusses their initial choices to participate in the movement, the challenges they faced in promoting a progressive agenda, as well as their successes and failures. Throughout, Shockley emphasizes the need for scholars to look beyond the history of state legislatures in order to fully understand the nature of southern progressivism and feminism. Using both archival sources and oral histories, Creating a Progressive Commonwealth examines the individual women and their motivations as they battled recalcitrant legislators and conservative citizens to achieve social reforms. | Creating A Progressive Commonwealth by Megan Taylor Shockley, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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