title results for Votes for Women

A Vote for Susanna

Greenwald, Karen M. — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Dora tells her grandson of how, in 1887 Argonia, Kansas, a group of men who thought women should not vote or hold office put a woman on the ballot as a joke. Includes a note about Susanna and a cake recipe.

A Simple Justice

Goan, Melanie Beals — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment eventually gave women the right to vote in 1920, but the change was not welcomed by people of all genders in politically and religiously conservative Kentucky. As a result, the suffrage movement in the Commonwealth involved a tangled web of stakeholders, entrenched interest groups, unyielding constitutional barriers, and activists with competing strategies. In A Simple Justice, Melanie Beals Goan offers a new and deeper understanding of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky by following the people who labored long and hard to see the battle won. Women's suffrage was not simply a question of whether women could and should vote; it carried more serious implications for white supremacy and for the balance of federal and state powers-especially in a border state. Shocking racial hostility surfaced even as activists were working to make America more equitable. Goan looks beyond iconic figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to reveal figures whose names have been lost to history. Laura Clay and Madeline McDowell Breckinridge led the Kentucky movement, but they did not do it alone. This timely study introduces readers to individuals across the Bluegrass State who did their part to move the nation closer to achieving its founding ideals"-- Provided by publisher.

Vanguard

Jones, Martha S. — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

An essential history of African American women's pursuit of political power—and how it transformed America
"Elegant and expansive." —New York Times
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
Named a Best Book of the Year by Ms.

Time

Foreign Affairs

Smithsonian
In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women's political lives in America. She recounts how they defied both racism and sexism to fight for the ballot, and how they wielded political power to secure the equality and dignity of all persons. 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 vanguard of women's rights, calling on America to realize its best ideals.  
 
Vanguard is essential reading for anyone who cares about the past and future of American democracy.

Vote!

Frazer, Coral Celeste — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

August 18, 2020 marks 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. This book reveals how the seventy-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. It demonstrates how their success led to 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.

Finish the Fight!

Chambers, Veronica, The Staff of The New York Times — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A New York Times Bestseller!

In collaboration with the New York Times, Finish the Fight! reveals untold stories of diverse heroines who fought for the 19th amendment—celebrate the historic win for women's rights and voting rights that changed the fabric of America.

Who was at the forefront of women's right to vote? We know a few famous names, like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, but what about so many others from diverse backgrounds—black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, and more—who helped lead the fight for suffrage? On the hundredth anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose stories have yet to be told.

Gorgeous portraits accompany biographies of such fierce but forgotten women as Yankton Dakota Sioux writer and advocate Zitkála-Šá, Mary Eliza Church Terrell, who cofounded the National Association of Colored Women (NACW), and Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, who, at just sixteen years old, helped lead the biggest parade in history to promote the cause of suffrage.

Finish the Fight! will fit alongside important collections that tell the full story of America's fiercest women.

Finish the Fight!

Chambers, Veronica, The Staff of The New York Times — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A New York Times Bestseller!

Finish the Fight! will fit alongside important collections that tell the full story of America's fiercest women.

Who are the forgotten heroines of the fight for women's voting rights?

Untold Histories: A look beyond the famous names to the trailblazers who truly powered the movement for the 19th amendment.

Diverse Voices: Meet the Black, Asian, Latinx, and Native American suffragists whose stories have been left out of the history books, including Mary Church Terrell, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, and Zitkála-Šá.

Stunning Portraits: Full-color illustrations that bring these brave activists to life for a new generation of readers.

A Fight for All Rights: An accessible introduction for kids to the intersection of women's rights, civil rights, and the ongoing struggle for social justice in America.

All Stirred up

Kumin, Laura (Food writer) — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A look at how suffragettes brought their political messages into American homes through cookbooks that appealed to women in nonthreatening and accessible ways and ran counter to the militant and stern caricatures often associated with the movement.

Suffrage

Poulson, Susan L. — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

"Four generations of women fought for the right to vote. This book shows 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Gilded Suffragists

Neuman, Johanna — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

New York City's elite women who turned a feminist cause into a fashionable revolution In the early twentieth century over two hundred of New York's most glamorous socialites joined the suffrage movement. Their names--Astor, Belmont, Rockefeller, Tiffany, Vanderbilt, Whitney and the like--carried enormous public value. These women were the media darlings of their day because of the extravagance of their costume balls and the opulence of the French couture clothes, and they leveraged their social celebrity for political power, turning women's right to vote into a fashionable cause. Although they were dismissed by critics as bored socialites "trying on suffrage as they might the latest couture designs from Paris," these gilded suffragists were at the epicenter of the great reforms known collectively as the Progressive Era. From championing education for women, to pursuing careers, and advocating for the end of marriage, these women were engaged with the swirl of change that swept through the streets of New York City. Johanna Neuman restores these women to their rightful place in the story of women's suffrage. Understanding the need for popular approval for any social change, these socialites used their wealth, power, social connections and style to excite mainstream interest and to diffuse resistance to the cause. In the end, as Neuman says, when change was in the air, these women helped push women's suffrage over the finish line.

Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights

Kops, Deborah — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"Here is the story of ... leader Alice Paul, from the woman suffrage movement--the long struggle for votes for women--to the 'second wave,' when women demanded full equality with men. Paul made [an] ... impact on both"--Amazon.com.

Working for Change

Donlan, Leni — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Examines the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

Before the Vote Was Won

Sat, 31 Jan 1987 00:00:00 GMT

Women Winning the Right to Vote in United States History

Nash, Carol Rust — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT

"The suffrage movement was the fight for the right of women to vote Highlighting the lives and careers of notable suffragists like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul, author Carol Rust Nash traces the movement's roots from the temperance and abolition movements through its success with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment."--Provided by publisher.

Ours by Every Law of Right and Justice

Carter, Sarah — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Settler suffragists : contexts, causes, obstacles -- Manitoba : a long-sustained and just agitation -- Saskatchewan : a spark nearly smothered -- Alberta : plain, old-fashioned unfrilled justice -- A new day coming? : essential but incomplete victories.

A Great Revolutionary Wave

Campbell, Lara — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"British Columbia is often overlooked in the national story of women's struggle for political equality. This book rights that wrong. A Great Revolutionary Wave follows the propaganda campaigns undertaken by suffrage organizations and traces the role of working-class women in the fight for political equality. It demonstrates the connections between provincial and British suffragists, and examines how racial exclusion and Indigenous dispossession shaped arguments and tactics for enfranchisement. Lara Campbell rethinks the complex legacy of suffrage and traces the successes and limitations of women's historical fight for political equality. That legacy remains relevant today as Canadians continue to grapple with the meaning of justice, inclusion, and equality."-- Provided by publisher.

Women's Right to Vote

Messner, Kate — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"Myths about the history of women's rights in the US--focusing on the ratification of the 19th Amendment--are debunked; the real deal of what happened is explained"-- Provided by publisher.

One Woman One Vote

Tue, 31 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT

The Day the Women Got the Vote

Sullivan, George — Mon, 31 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT

The Susan B. Anthony Women's Voting Rights Trial

Peterson, Judy Monroe — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Examines the efforts to gain the right for women in the United States to vote, focusing on the trial of Susan B. Anthony for illegally voting in the presidential election in 1872.

How Women Won the Vote

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"A history of the iconic first women's march in 1913 and the suffragists who led the way to passing the 19th amendment"-- Provided by publisher.

The Women Who Won the Vote

Roberts, Emma (Children's author) — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"The lives and achievements of the Suffragettes told in ten stand-alone stories"-- Provided by publisher.

One Woman, One Vote

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?

Fritz, Jean — Tue, 31 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT

Women's Right to Vote

Landau, Elaine — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote

Messner, Kate — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.
In 1920, Susan B. Anthony passed a law that gave voting rights to women in the United States. RIGHT?
WRONG! Susan B. Anthony wasn't even alive when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. Plus, it takes a lot more than one person to amend the constitution.
The truth is, it took millions of women to get that amendment into law. They marched! They picketed! They even went to jail. But in the end, it all came down to a letter from a state representative's mom. No joke.
Through illustrations, graphic panels, photographs, sidebars, and more, acclaimed author Kate Messner smashes history by exploring the little-known details behind the fight for women's suffrage.
Don't miss History Smashers: The Mayflower!