The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia

The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia
ISBN-10
1439669082
ISBN-13
9781439669082
Category
Political Science
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2020-02-17
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Authors
Brent Tarter, Marianne E. Julienne, Barbara C. Batson

Description

In 1920, Virginia's General Assembly refused to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to grant women the vote. Virginia's suffragists lost. Or did they? When the thirty-sixth state ratified the amendment, women gained voting rights across the nation. Virginia suffragists were a part of that victory, although their role has been nearly forgotten. They marched in parades, rallied at the state capitol, spoke to crowds on street corners, staffed booths at fairs, lobbied legislators, picketed the White House and even went to jail. The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia reveals how women created two statewide organizations to win the right to vote. At the centenary of the movement, these remarkable women can at last be recognized for their important contributions.

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