Corra Harris and the Divided Mind of the New South

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Chronology xv 1. Introduction: The “Contradictory” Legacy of Corra Harris 1 2. Family and Tragedy in the Development of Corra Harris 17 3. The Influence of Paul Elmer More 51 4. “A Woman Takes a Look at Politics” 71 5. The Woman of Yesterday versus the New Woman 96 6. Widows as the Only “Free Moral Agents” 114 7. “A Woman Who Writes Is Born to Trouble” 129 8. From Circuit Rider’s Wife to Spiritual Pundit 153 Notes 185 Bibliography 227 Index 247 ...