Status
Available
Publication
Simon & Schuster (2021), Edition: Reprint, 400 pages
Description
Explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its leaders and activists, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Sojourner Truth, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
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User reviews
LibraryThing member Devil_llama
A very readable history of the women who fought the suffrage battle, and the obstacles they faced. The familiar names are here, from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Carrie Chapman Catt. The author deals with many of the charges being flung at the early feminists, not flinching as she addresses not only
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the statements that led to the charges of racism, but the context in which they were said or done. She includes a history of black suffragists that makes the story more complete. The world inhabited by the brave women is drawn out in vivid lines, including the two wars that interrupted but did not stop the fight for suffrage. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
400 p.; 8.38 inches
ISBN
1501165186 / 9781501165184