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Suffrage The Epic Struggle for Women's Right to Vote

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Suffrage The Epic Struggle for Women's Right to Vote
Suffrage The Epic Struggle for Women's Right to Vote
epub | 4.32 MB | English | Author :Susan L. Poulson | B07VWY1DXR | 2019 | ABC-CLIO



Book Description :

Four generations of women fought for the right to vote. This book sho how their grand reform effort overcame resistance from traditionalists fearing social decay, religious leaders citing scriptural prohibitions, and a stodgy political establishment reluctant to share power.

  • Sho how women's rights came about not only because suffragists organized-they had been organized for decades to no avail-but also because the concept of womanhood expanded to accommodate a role for women outside the home and church
  • Explains why suffrage came first and most easily in the West, which wanted to attract women settlers and valued their strength and independence, and most reluctantly in the South, where many feared that suffrage would undermine white supremacy
  • Provides a finely nuanced view of sexism within the abolitionist movement and racism within the women's movement
  • Addresses the challenges that early suffragists faced in getting...

    Category : | Women in Politics, 20th Century History of the U.S., History eBooks of Women

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