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The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Daughters of the American Revolution and Patriotic Memory in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover, New edition)
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In this comprehensive history of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR), one of the oldest and most important women's
organizations in United States history, Simon Wendt shows how the
DAR's efforts to keep alive the memory of the nation's past were
entangled with and strengthened the nation's racial and gender
boundaries. Taking a close look at the DAR's mission of bolstering
national loyalty, Wendt reveals paradoxes and ambiguities in its
activism. While the Daughters engaged in patriotic actions long
believed to be the domain of men and challenged male-centered
accounts of U.S. nation-building, their tales about the past
reinforced traditional notions of femininity and masculinity,
reflecting a belief that any challenge to these conventions would
jeopardize the country's stability. Similarly, they frequently
voiced support for inclusive civic nationalism but deliberately
shaped historical memory to consolidate white supremacy. Using
archival sources from across the country, Wendt focuses on the
DAR's most visible work after its founding in 1890-its
commemorations of the American Revolution, western expansion, and
Native Americans. He also explores the organization's post-World
War II history, a time that saw major challenges to its
conservative vision of America's "imagined community." This book
sheds new light on the remarkable agency and cultural authority of
conservative white women in the twentieth century.
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