Smith, Dinitia.

The Women Behind the Masks of Hate. / Dinitia Smith. - New York Times, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 25. Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: The Women Behind the Masks of Hate, Jan. 26, 2002; pp. A17+.

"For a year, Kathleen Blee, a small woman with a rather tentative voice, traveled America, seeking the ugly and the dangerous. She was interviewing neo-Nazis and members of the Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity organizations for a book on women in hate groups....What she found surprised her greatly. Her assumptions about hate groups were turned upside down." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article describes how sociologist Kathleen Blee probed into the world of hate groups to investigate women's involvement in these organizations.

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Hate groups.
Racism.
Women--Attitudes.
Women--Political activity.

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