Formidable American women and the fight for equality: 1920-2020
"The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. A century later, women are still grappling with how to use the vote and their political power to expand civil rights, confront racial violence, improve maternal health, advance educational and employment opportunities, and secure reproductive righ...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
2022.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus books cloth edition. |
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| Summary: | "The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. A century later, women are still grappling with how to use the vote and their political power to expand civil rights, confront racial violence, improve maternal health, advance educational and employment opportunities, and secure reproductive rights. Formidable chronicles the efforts of white and Black women to advance sometimes competing causes. Black women wanted the rights enjoyed by whites. White women wanted to be equal to white men. In this riveting narrative, Dr. Elisabeth Griffith integrates the fight by white and Black women to achieve equality"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 507 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-484) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781639361892 1639361898 |
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