"A history of the iconic first women's march in 1913 and the suffragists who led the way to passing the 19th amendment"--
Tells of the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States, a movement that began alongside the abolitionist cause and continued through the ratification of the 19th amendment, the amendment that granted women the right to vote.
97 “It is my duty to win the war”: President Woodrow Wilson, address to the Senate, September 30, 1918. 98 “CCC danced all over the place”: Clara Hyde letter to Mary ... SOURCES Bacon, Margaret Hope. Valiant Friend: The Life of Lucretia.
" The Voice That Won the Vote is the story of Febb, her son Harry, and the letter than gave all American women a voice.
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This coloring book profiles some of the passionate personalities who spearheaded the fight, including Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, and Inez Milholland Boissevain.
The author of Mesmerized delivers another fascinating glimpse into history, this time the story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women!
Selina Cooper Papers, Lancashire Archives (DDX 1137/1; NB the reference DDX 1137 covers the whole Cooper collection). 9 Housman, Unexpected Years, pages 269–70. 10 Kate Frye's 'Organiser's Report Book' for the New Constitutional Society ...
From the earliest days of the republic to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and beyond, Jones excavates the lives and work of black women -- Maria Stewart, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Fannie Lou Hamer, and more -- who were the ...
I was on the road from sixthirty o'clock in the morning until three p.m. About a dozen passengers were in the caboose on the freight, and we held a meeting and discussion which lasted about forty-five minutes. Upon reaching Osborne at ...
Winning the Vote captures the color and excitement of a central, inspiring but nearly forgotten chapter in American history. This beautifully designed hardback presents the American woman suffrage movement clearly...