Harriot Stanton Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300065620 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 364 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nathaniel Levin said An able biography of a leading figure in women's history. This is a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in women's history in general and the woman suffrage movement in particular. Blatch bridged the generations from the founders of the women's rights movement, including her mother Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to the younger radicals such as Alice Paul. Blatch was instrumental in the New York State s
She led the 1913-15 votes for women referendum campaign in New York state and cofounded in 1916 the National Woman's Party. Ellen DuBois' powerfully written book is both a biography of Harriot Blatch and a new appraisal of the triumph and aftermath of the American woman suffrage movement. After her mother's death in 1902, Blatch returned to the United States. And though she devoted herself to enfranchisement, she also envisioned a feminism that encompassed economic power and independence for women. There she encouraged women from all classes to participate in the suffrage movement, advocated a lively activist style, and brought a genuine po