The story of the fight to gain the vote for women is about much more than a peripheral if picturesque skirmish around the introduction of universal suffrage.
"A Reference Handbook is a valuable resource for high school and college students curious about the history of voting rights in the United States"--]cProvided by publisher.
Explores the basic right to vote for government officials as it is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, highlighting the various restraints that were put on African Americans and women in the past.
"When the United States of America began as a country, only white men who owned land could 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.