Actions for Suffrage : the epic struggle for women's right to vote

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Suffrage : the epic struggle for women's right to vote / Susan L. Poulson

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Poulson, Susan L., 1959-
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Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
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1 online resource (x, 290 pages)
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Contents
Awakening -- The Quaker -- The World Anti-Slavery Convention -- Home -- The Seneca Falls Convention -- Lucy Stone -- Worcester -- Sojourner Truth -- Susan B. Anthony -- The woman question -- Civil War -- "The negro's hour" -- The new departure -- Wyoming and Utah -- Scandal -- Setbacks in the West -- The new woman -- Colorado -- Transitions -- Sisterhood -- Success in the Pacific West -- Alice Paul -- The winning plan -- War -- Ratification -- Epilogue.
Summary
"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"--
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ISBN
1440867895 electronic book
9781440867897 electronic book
9781440867880 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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