Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement in WWII America

A historical text examines a movement of ultra-right American women who opposed US intervention in World War II. The book draws on FBI files and confidential documents to analyze motivations and political impact. It covers groups like the National Legion of Mothers of America and their collaborations with figures such as Charles Lindbergh.

Use Cases

• Text analysis of far-right ideology based on the described militant Christianity, anticommunism, and anti-Semitism.
• Historical network analysis based on described collaborations between the mothers' movement and mainstream isolationists.
• Comparative study of gender and nationalism based on the described endorsement of patriarchy versus leftist women's movements.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on primary sources including FBI files and confidential documents.
• The text covers specific component groups like the National Legion of Mothers of America and the Mothers of Sons Forum.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single, closed-license book; scale and structured data are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Book by Glen Jeansonne, sourced from paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Historical research drawing on FBI files and confidential documents.

Time Range

World War II era.

Geography

United States.