Right-Wing Women: From Conservatives to Extremists Around the World

From KKK members to Mussolini lovers, from Nazi to fascists, and from Australia to Kenya, this collection provides a portrait of women's active involvement in conservative, fascist, racist, and anti-democracy politics around the world. As the first comparative volume of international scope ever on the subject of right-wing women, this book provides a crucial understanding of the often important, but rarely acknowledged role women play in right-wing movements. Far from being mere puppets of their male counterparts, right-wing women are political actors in their own right, with varied interests and demands. These original essays provide a disturbing and complicated portrait of why women join such groups
what beliefs they hold
what they teach their children
and how their actions impact the rest of the world. Essays cover a range of topics, including: women in the KKK
fascist women in Brazil
Afrikaner nationalist women in South Africa
women of the Falange
Islamist women in Turkey
women supporters of Pinochet
women in the Nazi party
and women in Concerned Women in America, America's largest grassroots women's organization.