“The Heart of the Battle Is Within:” Politically and Socially Rightist and Conservative Women and the Equal Rights Amendment

“The Heart of the Battle Is Within:” Politically and Socially Rightist and Conservative Women and the Equal Rights Amendment

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Main Author: Griffis, Chelsea A.
Language:English
Published: University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2014
Subjects:
History
conservatism
equal rights amendment
women
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1396448074
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo13964480742021-08-03T06:23:19Z “The Heart of the Battle Is Within:” Politically and Socially Rightist and Conservative Women and the Equal Rights Amendment Griffis, Chelsea A. History conservatism equal rights amendment women This dissertation analyzes the construction of divergent definitions of womanhood of politically and socially rightist and conservative women and how those definitions affected their stance for or against the Equal Rights Amendment. It argues that the way a woman defined her gender identity informed her position on the proposed amendment. Challenging the idea that all rightist and conservative women held a monolithic political ideology, this dissertation evaluates different women and women’s organizations of the right to show that this was not the case. Instead, some of these groups and individuals supported the ERA while opposed it. Opponents, such as Phyllis Schlafly and STOP ERA, the National Association of Evangelicals’ Women’s Fellowship, and Beverly LaHaye and Concerned Women for America, did so based on more traditional definitions of womanhood. Supporters, such as Betty Ford, the Evangelical Women’s Caucus, and the Association of Libertarian Feminists, did so based on their belief in greater freedom for women outside of patriarchal constructs. While all of these women and groups were socially and politically rightist or conservative, they came to different conclusions about the Equal Rights Amendment based on how they defined their womanhood. 2014-08-20 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1396448074 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1396448074 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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conservatism
equal rights amendment
women
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conservatism
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