Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Chair
John F. Kvach
Committee Member
Molly Johnson
Committee Member
Christine Sears
Subject(s)
United Daughters of the Confederacy--History--Ala.bama, Southern States--Civilization, Ala.bama--History--Civil War 1861-1865
Abstract
This thesis aims to evaluate the participation of women in North Alabama in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and their role in creating and maintaining the Lost Cause movement. Feeling that the concept of a unified South (unified under the Confederacy) was fast disappearing from the area, the women of North Alabama joined the UDC in an attempt to ensure the legacy of the Confederacy lived on in future generations. By examining the UDC's activities in memorializing the Confederacy and educating future generations about the Confederacy we can see that the UDC provided a network for women to pursue Lost Cause goals.
Recommended Citation
Last, Kayleigh, "The process of creating a "southern people" : women and the UDC in north Alabama" (2016). Theses. 186.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/186