Suffrage and the City

Suffrage and the City
Author: Lauren C. Santangelo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190850361

In 1917, women won the vote in New York State. Suffrage in the City explore how activists in New York City were instrumental in achieving this milestone. Santangelo demonstrates how Manhattan was more than just a stage for suffrage action: it was part of the drama.

The Woman Suffrage Year Book, 1917

The Woman Suffrage Year Book, 1917
Author: Martha G. Stapler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1917
Genre: Women
ISBN:

This book was originally produced for use by suffrage workers. It contains a lot of statistical information valuable for conducting a national suffrage campaign, such as a listing of the states and foreign nations in which either full or partial woman suffrage exists; a list of senators and representatives who both favor and oppose woman suffrage; and an analysis of various laws affecting women and children.

Women, Race, & Class

Women, Race, & Class
Author: Angela Y. Davis
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0307798496

From one of our most important scholars and civil rights activist icon, a powerful study of the women’s liberation movement and the tangled knot of oppression facing Black women. “Angela Davis is herself a woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard.”—The New York Times Angela Davis provides a powerful history of the social and political influence of whiteness and elitism in feminism, from abolitionist days to the present, and demonstrates how the racist and classist biases of its leaders inevitably hampered any collective ambitions. While Black women were aided by some activists like Sarah and Angelina Grimke and the suffrage cause found unwavering support in Frederick Douglass, many women played on the fears of white supremacists for political gain rather than take an intersectional approach to liberation. Here, Davis not only contextualizes the legacy and pitfalls of civil and women’s rights activists, but also discusses Communist women, the murder of Emmitt Till, and Margaret Sanger’s racism. Davis shows readers how the inequalities between Black and white women influence the contemporary issues of rape, reproductive freedom, housework and child care in this bold and indispensable work.

Women Making History

Women Making History
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Suffragists
ISBN: 9781681842677

"The National Park Service is excited to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished sex as a basis for voting and to tell the diverse history of women's suffrage-the right to vote-more broadly. The U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment on June 4, 1919. The states ratified the amendment on August 18, 1920, officially recognizing women's right to vote. This handbook demonstrates the expansiveness of the stories the NPS is telling to preserve and protect women's history for this and future generations. The essays included within tell a broad history of various women advocating for their rights. Sprinkled throughout are short biographies of notable ladies who devoted their time to the women's suffrage movement along with summaries of events important to the cause"--