Date of Award
3-18-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Johanna Miller Lewis
Abstract
This thesis examines the motivations behind the social activism of Little Rock, Arkansas aristocratic matron Adolphine Fletcher Terry, the daughter of a Confederate soldier who became a devoted social activist for multiple groups of people, to answer the question, "Who is Adolphine Fletcher Terry?" Excerpts from Terry's unpublished autobiography "Life is My Song, Also," have been reproduced with added footnotes. Through these excerpts and the additional contextual analysis, the reader will see that Terry had a variety of motives behind her social activism ranging from boredom, to perceived obligations due to class and social status, to an overwhelming interest in the well-being of those around her.
Recommended Citation
Bayless, Stephanie, "A Southern Paradox: The Social Activism of Adolphine Fletcher Terry" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 186.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/186
