Women's Suffrage - The Complete Guide to the Nineteenth Amendment (Hardcover)

This is the "everything" women's suffrage and Nineteenth Amendment book, coming just as the country celebrates the centenary of the constitutional amendment that finally brought the vote to all American women. Women's Suffrage: The Complete Guide to the Nineteenth Amendment tells the dramatic story of American women's long fight for the vote and passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. A veritable library on all things to do with suffrage and the Nineteenth Amendment, this reference tells the heroic stories of suffragists and brings to life the ideas and deeds of the organizations that made suffrage possible. Along the way, the book delves into less well-known stories, like the experiences of African American women during the fight for suffrage, the role of labor in the suffrage movement, and the special role of Western states in the fight for voting equality. The material analyzes key moments in the suffrage fight. A comprehensive document section brings to life the arguments for and against suffrage. Included among many primary sources are Jane Addams's provocative "If Men Were Seeking the Franchise" (1913), Carrie Chapman Catt's "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage" (1917), and many more speeches, laws, and documents of all types. Primary sources that highlight the rhetoric of the women's suffrage movement and more Bountiful biographies of the women most pertinent to the suffrage movement Reference entries encompassing the diverse organizations involved in women's suffrage

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2020
Editors:	Tiffany K. Wayne
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	347
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-7198-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4408-7198-1
Barcode:	9781440871986

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