Neither Separate Nor Equal: Women, Race, and Class in the South

Women in the Political Economy

by Barbara Ellen Smith

This book analyses the dramatic developments in the lives of contemporary Southern women. Case studies portray women's diverse circumstances, from rural African women taking on new roles as community builders to female textile workers contending with automation and reorganization of the mills.

286 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Barbara Ellen Smith is professor of women's and gender studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.