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Why They Marched - Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote (Paperback)
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“Lively and delightful…zooms in on the faces in the crowd to
help us understand both the depth and the diversity of the
women’s suffrage movement. Some women went to jail. Others
climbed mountains. Visual artists, dancers, and journalists all
played a part…Far from perfect, they used their own abilities,
defects, and opportunities to build a movement that still resonates
today.” —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, author of Well-Behaved Women
Seldom Make History “An intimate account of the unheralded
activism that won women the right to vote, and an opportunity to
celebrate a truly diverse cohort of first-wave feminist
changemakers.” —Ms. “Demonstrates the steady advance of
women’s suffrage while also complicating the standard portrait of
it.” —New Yorker The story of how American women won the right
to vote is usually told through the lives of a few iconic leaders.
But movements for social change are rarely so tidy or top-heavy.
Why They Marched profiles nineteen women—some famous, many
unknown—who worked tirelessly out of the spotlight protesting,
petitioning, and insisting on their right to full citizenship. Ware
shows how women who never thought they would participate in
politics took actions that were risky, sometimes quirky, and often
joyous to fight for a cause that mobilized three generations of
activists. The dramatic experiences of these pioneering
feminists—including an African American journalist, a
mountain-climbing physician, a southern novelist, a polygamous
Mormon wife, and two sisters on opposite sides of the suffrage
divide—resonate powerfully today, as a new generation of women
demands to be heard.
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Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2020 |
Authors: |
Susan Ware
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
360 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-24829-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-674-24829-5 |
Barcode: |
9780674248298 |
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