Discusses the history of the women's suffrage amendment, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Looking forward to the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, this collection of original essays takes a long view of the past century of women's political engagement to gauge how much women have achieved in the ...
... the denial of my right to a trial by a jury of my peers as an offender against the law, therefore, the denial of my sacred rights to life, liberty, property, and— JUDGE HUNT: The Court can not allow the prisoner to go on.
97 “It is my duty to win the war”: President Woodrow Wilson, address to the Senate, September 30, 1918. 98 “CCC danced all over the place”: Clara Hyde letter to Mary ... SOURCES Bacon, Margaret Hope. Valiant Friend: The Life of Lucretia.
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.
She also shows a superb sense of detail, and it's the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own... Weiss's thoroughness is one of the book's great strengths.
The book's examination of the 70-year woman suffrage campaign shows how the movement faced enormous barriers, was perceived as threatening the very core of accepted beliefs, and was a struggle that showcased the efforts of strong ...
"Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for Women celebrates past efforts while looking toward what actions we might take in the future to further support women's equality"--Introduction.
... Rachel, 127 Foster, Stephen S., 28, 75–76 “Fourteen Points” speech, 244, 250 Fourteenth Amendment, 54–57, 59, 61, 71, 85, 98, 101, 102, 104, 159, 252 proposed woman suffrage language, 56–57, 85 Fowler, Charles, 107 France, 189, 241, ...
Throughout the book's journey, enchanting graphic artwork visually illustrates the various pivotal moments chronicled in each chapter.
Looking forward to the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, this collection of original essays takes a long view of the past century of women's political engagement to gauge how much women have achieved in the ...