Lucy Somerville Howorth New Deal lawyer, politician, and feminist from the South /

Lucy Somerville Howorth New Deal lawyer, politician, and feminist from the South /

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Main Author: Shawhan, Dorothy
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Swain, Martha H., 1929-, Scott, Anne Firor, 1921-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2006.
Series:Southern biography series.
Subjects:
Howorth, Lucy Somerville, > 1895-1997.
Mississippi. > Legislature. > House of Representatives > Biography.
American Association of University Women > Biography.
Women legislators > Mississippi > Biography.
Legislators > Mississippi > Biography.
Women lawyers > Mississippi > Biography.
Women lawyers > United States > Biography.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Feminists > Mississippi > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Girlhood in Greenville
  • 'A whole human being,' 1912-1922
  • 'Hustling in the law,' 1922-1927
  • Howorth and Howorth, attorneys-at-law, 1928-1931
  • 'I have a few things to say' : the Mississippi Legislature, 1932-1934
  • A watchdog for women, 1935-1946
  • 'I glory in being a feminist,' 1947-1954
  • 'Just being Cleveland folks' : retirement after 1957
  • 'Nothing like living a long time' : the last years.

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