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See in particular chapter, "A Freer, Fuller, Richer Life for Women."

Bucy, Carole Stanford. "Quiet Revolutionaries: The Grundy Women and the Beginnings of Women's Volunteer Associations in Tennessee." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 54 (Spring 1995): 40-53.

Cook, Emily Walker. "Elizabeth Avery Meriwether: Moral Mother as Radical Reformer." Master's thesis, Vanderbilt University, 1991.

Cornwell, Ilene J., ed. Women in Action, The History of the GFWC Tennessee Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc., 1896-1982. Nashville: GFWC Tennessee Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc., 1982.

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Gilmore, Stephanie. "The Dynamics of Second-Wave Feminist Activism in Memphis, 1971-1982: Rethinking the Liberal/Radical Divide." NWSA Journal 15 (Spring 2003): 94-117.

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The Woman's Crusade and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union are among the organizations covered.

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The author describes how Susan Scruggs and others worked to establish a juvenile court.

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Kate Bradford Stockton (1880-1969) was a feminist and an early advocate of birth control, who also ran for governor as a socialist party candidate in 1936.

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Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching. Records. Negro Collection, Trevor Arnett Library, Atlanta University.

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The Nashville Housewives League, which was formed in 1916, focused on a range of issues, including the improvement of homemaking methods, anti-smoke campaigns, and aid to education.

Scruggs, Susanne Coulan. Papers. Memphis Room, Memphis-Shelby County Public Library and Information Center.
Scruggs (1864-1945) was active in child welfare reform in Memphis.