Holding fast to traditional values in the face of unprecedented
economic hardship, nearly a million American women joined
right-wing organizations during the Great Depression and World War
II. "Days of Discontent" provides a new perspective for
understanding why the far right appealed to these women, whose
political self-awareness grew with the tumultuous times.
Influenced by the conventional image of women as mothers and
nurturers, many women viewed the right-wing movement as a way to
protect and maintain American morality. The radical right leaders,
such as Elizabeth Dilling and Grace Wick, held ideas in common with
European fascists but based their politics on a uniquely American
mixture of nativism, anticommunism, anti-Semitism, and racism.
Benowitz's insight into their motivations sheds new light on the
interaction between women's daily lives and national politics.
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