Author: Robert Cooney
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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A beautifully illustrated and fact-filled history of American women's drive for political equality from the 1840s to 1920 and after. Top quality reproductions of rarely seen historical photographs, posters, leaflets, and color illustrations, with over 75 profiles of leaders of this early, nearly forgotten nonviolent civil rights movement. Collectable First Edition.
Author: Cathleen D. Cahill
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469659336
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 373
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We think we know the story of women's suffrage in the United States: women met at Seneca Falls, marched in Washington, D.C., and demanded the vote until they won it with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. But the fight for women's voting rights extended far beyond these familiar scenes. From social clubs in New York's Chinatown to conferences for Native American rights, and in African American newspapers and pamphlets demanding equality for Spanish-speaking New Mexicans, a diverse cadre of extraordinary women struggled to build a movement that would truly include all women, regardless of race or national origin. In Recasting the Vote, Cathleen D. Cahill tells the powerful stories of a multiracial group of activists who propelled the national suffrage movement toward a more inclusive vision of equal rights. Cahill reveals a new cast of heroines largely ignored in earlier suffrage histories: Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (Zitkala-Ša), Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Carrie Williams Clifford, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, and Adelina "Nina" Luna Otero-Warren. With these feminists of color in the foreground, Cahill recasts the suffrage movement as an unfinished struggle that extended beyond the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. As we celebrate the centennial of a great triumph for the women's movement, Cahill's powerful history reminds us of the work that remains.
Author: Brooke Kroeger
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438466315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Gold Medalist, 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the U.S. History Category Finalist for the 2018 Sally and Morris Lasky Prize presented by the Center for Political History at Lebanon Valley College The Suffragents is the untold story of how some of New York's most powerful men formed the Men's League for Woman Suffrage, which grew between 1909 and 1917 from 150 founding members into a force of thousands across thirty-five states. Brooke Kroeger explores the formation of the League and the men who instigated it to involve themselves with the suffrage campaign, what they did at the behest of the movement's female leadership, and why. She details the National American Woman Suffrage Association's strategic decision to accept their organized help and then to deploy these influential new allies as suffrage foot soldiers, a role they accepted with uncommon grace. Led by such luminaries as Oswald Garrison Villard, John Dewey, Max Eastman, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and George Foster Peabody, members of the League worked the streets, the stage, the press, and the legislative and executive branches of government. In the process, they helped convince waffling politicians, a dismissive public, and a largely hostile press to support the women's demand. Together, they swayed the course of history.
Author: Carrie Chapman Catt
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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"Every serious student of woman suffrage must take account of this vital contemporary document, which tells the story of the struggle for woman suffrage in America from the first woman's rights convention in 1848 to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Originally published in 1923, it gives the inside story of this remarkable movement, told by two ardent suffragists: Carrie Chapman Catt (of whom the New York Times wrote, 'More than anyone else she turned Woman Suffrage from a dream into a fact') and Nettie Rogers Shuler. Writing from vivid recollection, the authors offer some of their own ideas about what caused the United States to be the twenty-seventh country to give the vote to women when she ought 'by rights' to have been the first"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Author: Doris Stevens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suffrage
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Author: Rose Marie Eckert
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781626522183
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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There is a long history behind women's rights in the United States. The struggle to win the right to vote took place over a period exceeding 70 years. The birth of the woman suffrage movement in the second half of the nineteenth century began the process that led to sweeping social changes for women, and this book chronicles that river of change. How the Vote was Won begins at a time in history when America was cloaked in civil unrest. In the years before and after the Civil War, awareness of social inequality led to the rise of one of the strongest forces in the suffrage battle: coalitions of women banding together for equal rights. "How the Vote Was Won: The Story of Woman Suffrage and Beyond" shines a light on the struggles, setbacks and ultimate triumph of the woman suffrage movement, and illuminates the time span from the Seneca Falls conference in 1848 to the casting of the winning vote for the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
Author: Alice Stone Blackwell
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 189
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Alice Stone Blackwell pens a detailed biography titled 'Lucy Stone: Pioneer of Women's Rights', highlighting the life and achievements of the renowned women's rights activist Lucy Stone. The book delves into Stone's unwavering dedication to the feminist movement, her pioneering efforts in women's suffrage, and her role in the abolitionist movement. Blackwell's narrative is both informative and engaging, providing readers with a glimpse into the historical context of the 19th-century women's rights movement. Blackwell's prose is marked by its clarity and insightful analysis of Stone's legacy, making this biography a valuable contribution to feminist literature. Drawing on her own experiences as a prominent suffragist and feminist, Blackwell provides a unique perspective on the life and work of Lucy Stone, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs faced by women in the fight for equality.
Author: Rose Marie Eckert, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781518898983
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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There is a long history behind women's rights in the United States. The struggle to win the right to vote took place over a period exceeding 70 years. In the almost one hundred years since gaining the vote, American women have progressed in leaps and bounds from being second-hand citizens. The birth of the woman suffrage movement in the second half of the nineteenth century began the process that led to sweeping changes, and this book chronicles the major events and characters involved in that series of changes. How the Vote Was Won begins at a time in history when America was cloaked in civil unrest. In the years before and after the Civil War, awareness of social inequality led to the rise of one of the strongest forces in the suffrage battle: coalitions of women banding together for equal rights. The story of this struggle shines a light on the small victories, setbacks and ultimate triumph of the woman suffrage movement, and illuminates the time span from the Seneca Falls conference in 1848 to the casting of the winning vote for the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. The book concludes with an overview of some of the major changes in women's lives in this country since women gained the right to vote. The data presented show both positive and negative transformations in women's lives in the past 100 years and indicates selected areas where the need for additional progress is evident.
Author: Käthe Schirmacher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Publisher: Social Studies
ISBN: 1560043253
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 63
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Notes on women's suffrage; includes reference to lectures/addresses/speeches delivered by Carpenter.
