Gendered Politics in the Modern South: The Susan Smith Case and the Rise of a New Sexism

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Gendered Politics in the Modern South Gendered Politics in th The Susan Smith Case and Making the Modern South David Goldfield, Series Editor in the Modern South Keira V. Williams Louisiana State University Press    Baton Rouge ase and the Rise of a New Sexism Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2012 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America first printing designer: Mandy McDonald Scallan typeface: Whitman printer: McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. binder: Dekker Bookbinding Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Williams, Keira V., 1976– Gendered politics in the modern South : the Susan Smith case and the rise of a new sexism / Keira V. Williams. p. cm.— (Making the modern South series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-4768-9 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-80714769 -6 (pdf)—ISBN 978-0-8071-4770-2 (epub)—ISBN 978-08071 -4771-9 (mobi) 1. Smith, Susan (Susan Vaughan) 2. Infanticide—South Carolina— Union—Case studies. 3. Motherhood—Southern States. 4. Sex role—Southern States. 5. Sexism--Southern States. 6. Stereotypes (Social psychology)—Southern States. I. Title.— HV6541.U62U568 2012 364.152’3092—dc23 2012007255 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ ...