The woman's hour the great fight to win the vote
Nashville, August 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the vote, is on the verge of ratification -- or defeat. Out of the thirty-six states needed, thirty-five have approved it, and one last state is still in play -- Tennessee. After a seven-decade crusade to win th...
| Main Author: | Weiss, Elaine F., 1952- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
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Waterville :
Thorndike Press Large Print,
2018.
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| Edition: | Large print edition. |
| Series: |
Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
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| Summary: |
Nashville, August 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the vote, is on the verge of ratification -- or defeat. Out of the thirty-six states needed, thirty-five have approved it, and one last state is still in play -- Tennessee. After a seven-decade crusade to win the ballot, this is the moment of truth for the suffragists, and Nashville becomes a frenzied battleground as the enormous forces allied for and against women's suffrage make their last stand. Elaine Weiss recasts the saga of women's quest for the vote by focusing on the campaign's last six weeks, when it all came down to one ambivalent state. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, [2018]. |
| Physical Description: |
791 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-788). |
| ISBN: |
9781432849771 1432849778 |