Women Will Vote

Author : Susan Goodier,Karen Pastorello
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501713194

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Women Will Vote by Susan Goodier,Karen Pastorello Pdf

Women Will Vote celebrates the 2017 centenary of women’s right to full suffrage in New York State. Susan Goodier and Karen Pastorello highlight the activism of rural, urban, African American, Jewish, immigrant, and European American women, as well as male suffragists, both upstate and downstate, that led to the positive outcome of the 1917 referendum. Goodier and Pastorello argue that the popular nature of the women’s suffrage movement in New York State and the resounding success of the referendum at the polls relaunched suffrage as a national issue. If women had failed to gain the vote in New York, Goodier and Pastorello claim, there is good reason to believe that the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment would have been delayed. Women Will Vote makes clear how actions of New York’s patchwork of suffrage advocates heralded a gigantic political, social, and legal shift in the United States. Readers will discover that although these groups did not always collaborate, by working in their own ways toward the goal of enfranchising women they essentially formed a coalition. Together, they created a diverse social and political movement that did not rely solely on the motivating force of white elites and a leadership based in New York City. Goodier and Pastorello convincingly argue that the agitation and organization that led to New York women’s victory in 1917 changed the course of American history.

Author : Coral Celeste Frazer
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books ™
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541572355

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Vote! by Coral Celeste Frazer Pdf

August 18, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. See how the 70-year-long fight for women's suffrage was hard won by leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt and others. Learn how their success led into the civil rights and feminist movements of the mid- and late twentieth century, as well as today's #MeToo, #YesAllWomen, and Black Lives Matter movements. In the face of voter ID laws, voter purges, gerrymandering, and other restrictions, Americans continue to fight for equality in voting rights.

Author : Amber F. McReynolds,Stephanie F. Donner,Donner and McReynolds
Publisher : Alden-Swain Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1732537771

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When Women Vote by Amber F. McReynolds,Stephanie F. Donner,Donner and McReynolds Pdf

When Women Vote highlights the challenges Americans, particularly women, face when trying to vote in the current voting system, and the amazing things that happen with reform. We make the case for further voting reform and for removing bias in the voting process by sharing stories and experiences of women voters and leaders throughout the United States. "Our democracy depends on every vote being counted and every voice being heard. I am grateful for this book highlighting the vital importance of empowering women - from every spectrum, perspective and walk of life - to raise their voice and ensure that they are heard in every powerful room in our country." -Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State "When Women Vote is an important book for women today. It reminds me of my mom and grandmothers' wisdom - our votes matter. Women's votes matter. My grandmothers watched their moms vote for the first time when they were children. My mom shared the challenges her mom faced as a single mother in the 1940's. They always voted, because they wanted leaders who represented their families." -Kim Wyman, Washington Secretary of State "When Women Vote is perfectly timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of suffrage in 2020 and offers a first-hand look at the challenges women face as voters as well as an excellent compendium of reforms to improve the experience of voting for all women." -Cynthia Terrell, CEO and Founder, RepresentWomen

Author : Susan Goodier
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252094675

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No Votes for Women by Susan Goodier Pdf

No Votes for Women explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. Susan Goodier finds that conservative women who fought against suffrage encouraged women to retain their distinctive feminine identities as protectors of their homes and families, a role they felt was threatened by the imposition of masculine political responsibilities. She details the victories and defeats on both sides of the movement from its start in the 1890s to its end in the 1930s, acknowledging the powerful activism of this often overlooked and misunderstood political force in the history of women's equality.

Author : Helen Koutras Bozonelis
Publisher : Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1598450670

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A Look at the Nineteenth Amendment by Helen Koutras Bozonelis Pdf

Discusses the history of the women's suffrage amendment, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Author : Kate Clarke Lemay,Susan Goodier,Martha Jones,Lisa Tetrault
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691191171

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Votes for Women by Kate Clarke Lemay,Susan Goodier,Martha Jones,Lisa Tetrault Pdf

"Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for Women celebrates past efforts while looking toward what actions we might take in the future to further support women's equality"--Introduction.

Author : Elections British Columbia,British Columbia. Legislative Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009093613

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Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 by Elections British Columbia,British Columbia. Legislative Library Pdf

Author : Nancy B. Kennedy
Publisher : WW Norton
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781324004165

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Women Win the Vote!: 19 for the 19th Amendment by Nancy B. Kennedy Pdf

A bold new collection showcasing the trailblazing individuals who fought for women’s suffrage, honoring the Nineteenth Amendment’s centennial anniversary. On August 18, 1920, women in the United States secured their right to vote with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Their fight for suffrage took decades of campaigning and marching, protesting and picketing, speeches and imprisonments. Millions of women across the country gave their all to achieve victory. From Lucretia Mott, who stoked the first flames of the suffrage movement in the 1800s, to Alice Paul, the militant twentieth-century suffragist who helped clinch ratification, Women Win the Vote! maps the road to the Nineteenth Amendment through the lives of nineteen of these fierce and courageous women who paved the way. With vivid profiles of iconic figures like Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as well as those who may be less well-known, like Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Adelina Otero-Warren, this vibrant collection celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and the daring individuals who upended tradition to empower future generations of women.

Author : Sandra Opdycke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351612043

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When Women Won The Vote by Sandra Opdycke Pdf

When Women Won the Vote focuses on the final decade (1910–1920) of American women’s fight for the vote—a fight that had already been underway for more than sixty years, and which culminated in the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Sandra Opdycke reveals how woman suffragists campaigned in communities across the country, building a mass movement and tirelessly publicizing their cause. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, the main suffrage organization led by Carrie Chapman Catt courted the President and Congress with diplomatic skill, while the smaller National Woman’s Party, headed by Alice Paul, intensified political pressure with confrontational picketing and demonstrations. Supported by primary documents and online eResources, this book adds context by describing the historical events that shaped this crucial decade in American women’s fight for the vote. The story of how American women won the vote is a compelling chapter in US women’s history and in the story of American democracy. This book is essential reading for students of American Political or Women’s History, Gender Studies, or Progressivism.

Author : Ruth Snow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1545676763

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Women Vote RED by Ruth Snow Pdf

Women Vote RED inspires and creates a desire to connect with other women to support one another in the vote to keep America great! It is a call to leave negativity behind and move forward with respect, determination and common sense. Drop the fear of speaking in support of the sanctity of life and seek to understand the value of the vote! Learn about the women who previously served the United States and those who are leading today. Take a journey with a real immigrant's story of faith; perseverance and love for the home they found in America! Women Vote RED is an easy read that gives insight into current issues; as well as past issues and gives women encouragement to get involved! Ruth Snow is a Midwesterner, who lives in the "Buckeye" state. She works as an adjunct professor and has previous experience working as a caseworker with the Department of Job and Family Services under policy changes from the Bush and Clinton Administration. She received her undergraduate and MBA as a working mother of two. Ruth has been involved with teaching international students at the collegiate level and ESL to younger students. She is passionate about human services and education and lives with her husband of seventeen years.

Author : Johanna Neuman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119530831

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And Yet They Persisted by Johanna Neuman Pdf

A comprehensive history of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, from 1776 to 1965 Most suffrage histories begin in 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton first publicly demanded the right to vote at the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. And they end in 1920, when Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, removing sexual barriers to the vote. And Yet They Persisted traces agitation for the vote over two centuries, from the revolutionary era to the civil rights era, excavating one of the greatest struggles for social change in this country and restoring African American women and other women of color to its telling. In this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women’s suffrage into the metanarrative of U.S. history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as: Why it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for women How victories in state suffrage campaigns pressured Congress to act Why African American women had to fight again for their rights in 1965 How the struggle by eight generations of female activists finally succeeded And Yet They Persisted: How American Women Won the Right to Vote his is the ideal text for college courses in women’s studies and history covering the women’s suffrage movement, as well as courses on American History, Political History, Progressive Era reforms, or reform movements in general. Click here to read Johanna Neuman's two-part blog post about the hidden history of Women's Suffrage as we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Author : Elaine Weiss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698407831

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The Woman's Hour by Elaine Weiss Pdf

"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader"--Hillary Rodham Clinton Soon to Be a Major Television Event The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. "With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss] turns the potentially dry stuff of legislative give-and-take into a drama of courage and cowardice."--The Wall Street Journal "Weiss is a clear and genial guide with an ear for telling language ... She also shows a superb sense of detail, and it's the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own... Weiss's thoroughness is one of the book's great strengths. So vividly had she depicted events that by the climactic vote (spoiler alert: The amendment was ratified!), I got goose bumps."--Curtis Sittenfeld, The New York Times Book Review Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, twelve have rejected or refused to vote, and one last state is needed. It all comes down to Tennessee, the moment of truth for the suffragists, after a seven-decade crusade. The opposing forces include politicians with careers at stake, liquor companies, railroad magnates, and a lot of racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the "Antis"--women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the moral collapse of the nation. They all converge in a boiling hot summer for a vicious face-off replete with dirty tricks, betrayals and bribes, bigotry, Jack Daniel's, and the Bible. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, along with appearances by Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Frederick Douglass, and Eleanor Roosevelt, The Woman's Hour is an inspiring story of activists winning their own freedom in one of the last campaigns forged in the shadow of the Civil War, and the beginning of the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights.

Author : Susan Ware
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674986688

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Why They Marched by Susan Ware Pdf

Looking beyond the national leadership of the suffrage movement, Susan Ware tells the inspiring story of nineteen dedicated women who carried the banner for the vote into communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and demonstrating for women's right to become full citizens.

Author : Denyse Baillargeon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774838511

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To Be Equals in Our Own Country by Denyse Baillargeon Pdf

“When the history of suffrage is written, the role played by our politicians will cut a sad figure beside that of the women they insulted.” Speaking in 1935, feminist Idola Saint-Jean captured the bitter nature of Quebec women’s prolonged fight for the right to vote. To Be Equals in Our Own Country is a passionate yet even-handed account of the road to suffrage in Quebec, examining women’s political participation since winning the vote in 1940 and comparing their struggle to movements in other countries. This astute exploration of enfranchisement rightly recognizes suffrage as a fundamental question of human rights.

Author : Ellen Carol DuBois
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501165184

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Suffrage by Ellen Carol DuBois Pdf

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this “indispensable” book (Ellen Chesler, Ms. magazine) explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists. Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojurner Truth as she “meticulously and vibrantly chronicles” (Booklist) the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, Congress granted freed African American men the right to vote but not white and African American women, a crushing disappointment. DuBois shows how suffrage leaders persevered through the Jim Crow years into the reform era of Progressivism. She introduces new champions Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul, who brought the fight to the 20th century, and she shows how African American women, led by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, demanded voting rights even as white suffragists ignored them. DuBois explains how suffragists built a determined coalition of moderate lobbyists and radical demonstrators in forging a strategy of winning voting rights in crucial states to set the stage for securing suffrage for all American women in the Constitution. In vivid prose, DuBois describes suffragists’ final victories in Congress and state legislatures, culminating in the last, most difficult ratification, in Tennessee. “Ellen DuBois enables us to appreciate the drama of the long battle for women’s suffrage and the heroism of many of its advocates” (Eric Foner, author of The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution). DuBois follows women’s efforts to use their voting rights to win political office, increase their voting strength, and pass laws banning child labor, ensuring maternal health, and securing greater equality for women. Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote is a “comprehensive history that deftly tackles intricate political complexities and conflicts and still somehow read with nail-biting suspense,” (The Guardian) and is sure to become the authoritative account of one of the great episodes in the history of American democracy.