Whores” and “Hottentots”
Protection of (white) women and white supremacy in anti-suffrage rhetoric
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9238026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie J Harris (0009-0009-6145-4675, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-257 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335630.2020.1785628 |
| OpenAlex | W3047205745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Through an analysis of anti-suffrage arguments, I identify white supremacist tropes as an important strand in woman suffrage debates. I argue that sexualization and themes of home were signals to racial bias, and American womanhood was used as a rhetorical resource in struggles over race and national identity. As we celebrate the centennial of woman suffrage, it is vital to recognize how debates over women in national space participate in white supremacist logics
Aesthetics · Art · Centennial · Identity (music) · Literature · Political science · Politics · Race (biology) · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Suffrage · White (mutation) · White supremacy · Women's suffrage · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |