The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise

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The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s Jeffrey Abt Wayne State University Fredric C. Bohm Michigan State University Sandra Sageser Clark Michigan Historical Center Brian Leigh Dunnigan Clements Library De Witt Dykes Oakland University Joe Grimm Michigan State University Richard H. Harms Calvin College Laurie Harris Pleasant Ridge, Michigan Thomas Klug Marygrove College Susan Higman Larsen Detroit Institute of Arts Philip P. Mason Prescott, Arizona and Eagle Harbor, Michigan Dennis Moore Consulate General of Canada Erik C. Nordberg Michigan Technological University Deborah Smith Pollard University of Michigan–Dearborn Michael O. Smith Wayne State University Joseph M. Turrini Wayne State University Arthur M. Woodford Harsens Island, Michigan GREAT LAKES BOOKS A complete listing of the books in this series can be found online at wsupress.wayne.edu Editor Charles K. Hyde Wayne State University Advisory Editors The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s A Challenge and a Promise JAYNE MORRIS-CROWTHER Wayne State University Press Detroit © 2013 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan 48201. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without formal permission. Manufactured in the United States of America. 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morris-Crowther, Jayne. The political activities of Detroit clubwomen in the 1920s : a challenge and a promise / Jayne Morris-Crowther. pages ; cm. — (Great Lakes books) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8143-3815-5 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8143-3816-2 (ebook) (print) 1. Women political activists—Michigan—Detroit. 2. Women—Political activity—Michigan—Detroit. 3. Women—Societies and clubs—Michigan —Detroit. 4. Detroit (Mich.)—Politics and government. I. Title. HQ1391.U5M67 2013 324’.30977434—dc23 2012035951 Some of the research in this book was published earlier under the title “Municipal Housekeeping: The Political Activities of the Detroit Federation of Women’s Clubs in the 1920s,” Michigan Historical Review 30 (Spring 2004): 31–57. For John, Jack, and Geoff in loving appreciation ...