Elaine F Weiss
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404 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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An account of the 1920 ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted voting rights to women traces the culmination of seven decades of legal battles and cites the pivotal contributions of famous suffragists and political leaders.
"The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history. Nashville, August 1920. The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting all women the vote, is on the verge of ratification--or...
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Physical Desc
xi, 315 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For nine decades, the farmerettes of the Great War have been forgotten and nearly wiped from national memory. This book is an attempt to restore the farmerette to her rightful place within American history.