Politics, Disability, and Education Reform in the South

The Work of John Eldred Swearingen

  • Authors
  • Edward Janak
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction
    Edward Janak
    Pages 1-14
  3. South Carolina, Populism, and the “New South,” 1865–1908
    Edward Janak
    Pages 15-52
  4. Fighting the Good Fight, 1907–1915
    Edward Janak
    Pages 53-85
  5. Political Triptych: Swearingen, Blease, and Tillman, 1911–1915
    Edward Janak
    Pages 87-121
  6. Swept Up in Progressivism, 1915–1919
    Edward Janak
    Pages 123-160
  7. Robert Cooper and the Final Battle, 1919–1957
    Edward Janak
    Pages 161-199
  8. Conclusion: Not the Windows but the Occupant Looking Through
    Edward Janak
    Pages 201-211
  9. Back Matter
    Pages 213-259
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About this book

Introduction

Politics, Disability, and Education Reform in the South explores how race, gender, disability, and politics all came together to impact the career of one State Superintendent of Education in South Carolina who fought to improve educational conditions for African-Americans, women, and millworkers' children in South Carolina.

Keywords

Education Educational foundations Educational administration History of education Educational biography Biography Political science Gender studies Masculinity Disability studies Southern studies children education education reform gender gender studies history of education political science politics

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