Scarlett's Sisters: Young Women In The Old South Project Muse Upcc Books

Scarlett's Sisters explores the meaning of nineteenth-century southern womanhood from the vantage point of the celebrated fictional character's flesh-and-blood counterparts: young, elite, white women. Anya Jabour demonstrates that southern girls and young women faced a major turning point when the Civil War forced them to assume new roles and responsibilities as independent women. Examining the lives of more than 300 girls and women between ages fifteen and twenty-five, Jabour traces the socialization of southern white ladies from early adolescence through young adulthood. Amidst the upheaval of the Civil War, Jabour shows, elite young women, once reluctant to challenge white supremacy and male dominance, became more rebellious. They adopted the ideology of Confederate independence in shaping a new model of southern womanhood that eschewed dependence on slave labor and male guidance.By tracing the lives of young white women in a society in flux, Jabour reveals how the South's old social order was maintained and a new one created as southern girls and young women learned, questioned, and ultimately changed what it meant to be a southern lady.

Scarlett's Sisters explores the meaning of nineteenth-century southern womanhood from the vantage point of the celebrated fictional character's flesh-and-blood counterparts: young, elite, white women. Anya Jabour demonstrates that southern girls and young women faced a major turning point when the Civil War forced them to assume new roles and responsibilities as independent women.

Examining the lives of more than 300 girls and women between ages fifteen and twenty-five, Jabour traces the socialization of southern ladies from early adolescence through young adulthood. Amidst the upheaval of the Civil War, Jabour shows, elite young women, once reluctant to challenge white supremacy and male dominance, became more rebellious. They adopted the ideology of Confederate independence in shaping a new model of southern womanhood that eschewed dependence on slave labor and male guidance.

By tracing the lives of young women in a society in flux, Jabour reveals how the South's old social order was maintained and a new one created as southern girls and young women learned, questioned, and ultimately changed what it meant to be a southern lady.

Scarlett's Sisters, The True Story Of The Fictional Character's Flesh-and-blood Counterparts, Explores The Meaning Of Nineteenth-century Southern Womanhood From The Vantage Point Of A Group Poised To Become Their Society's Feminine Ideal: Young, Elite, White Women. Arguing That Age Is As Important As Class, Race, And Gender In Historical Analysis, Anya Jabour Demonstrates That Well-to-do White Women Coming Of Age In The Old South Faced A Major Turning Point When The Civil War Forced Them To Assume New Roles And Responsibilities As Women Living Independently Of Men.--book Jacket. Introduction: Scarlett And Her Sisters : Young Women In The Old South -- Young Ladies : Adolescence -- College Girls : School -- Home Girls : Single Life -- Southern Belles : Courtship -- Blushing Brides : Engagement -- Dutiful Wives : Marriage -- Devoted Mothers : Motherhood -- Rebel Ladies : War -- Epilogue: Tomorrow Is Another Day : New Women In The New South. Anya Jabour. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [345]-368) And Index. 'Scarlett's Sisters' explores the meaning of nineteenth-century southern womanhood from the vantage point of the celebrated fictional character's flesh-and-blood counterparts: young, elite, white women. Anya Jabour demonstrates that southern girls and young women faced a major turning point when the Civil War forced them to assume new roles and responsibilities as independent women. Examining the lives of more than 300 girls and women between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five, Jabour traces the socialization of southern white ladies from early adolescence to young adulthood Explores the meaning of 19th-century southern womanhood from the vantage point of the celebrated fictional character's flesh-and-blood counterparts: young, elite, white women. This work demonstrates that southern girls and young women faced a turning point when the Civil War forced them to assume roles and responsibilities as independent women.