“[Finds] much that is new in an old topic, namely, how the woman suffrage movement culminated in victory seventy-eight years ago.”Southern Cultures
“This study advances considerably our understanding of the complexities of the suffrage and antisuffrage movements in the southern states.” — Journal of American History
“A significant achievement . . . [and] an important addition to the literature on Southern women and politics.” — Journal of Social History
“Provocative and imaginative, well researched and argued, this monograph belongs in undergraduate and graduate libraries because of its contributions in women’s and southern history.” — CHOICE
“A fresh look at the Southern women’s suffrage question, which had previously been considered only on a state-by-state basis and through the eyes of movement leaders. Highly recommended.” — Library Journal
“Southern Strategies makes an important and welcome contribution to the history of southern — and, indeed, American — women’s attitudes towards woman suffrage. Elna Green’s extensive research and thoughtful analysis illuminate the complex dynamics of an important topic that has far-reaching implications for our understanding of women’s relation to politics in the South and throughout the nation. This fine book brings the history of women in the New South to a new level of sophistication and interest, and it will richly repay the attention of both specialists and general readers.” — Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, author of Within the Plantation Household: Black and White Women of the Old South
“Long overdue, this extensively researched, provocative study of woman suffrage in the South is marked by clarity and originality. With a cast of antisuffragists as well as suffragists, Southern Strategies is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of women, race relations, Progressivism, and the South.” — -Jane Sherron De Hart, coauthor of Sex, Gender, and the Politics of ERA
