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• Suffrage

  Women's Long Battle for the Vote

  DuBois, Ellen Carol, 1947-

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  Explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its leaders and activists, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, and Ida B.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eighty Years and More

  Reminiscences, 1815-1897

  Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902,

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  The lively mind and sharp wit of Elizabeth Cady Stanton come through clearly in her memoir, Eighty Years and More, which conveys all the passion and intelligence that made her a guiding force in the fight for women's rights.

• The Woman's Hour

  the Great Fight to Win the Vote

  Weiss, Elaine, 1952-

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  Women's battle to secure the vote began in Seneca Falls in 1948 and ended decades later when Tennessee approved the 19th Amendment. Award-winning journalist Weiss chronicles the final fight, pitting suffragists against conservative politicians,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women's Suffrage Movement

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  Comprised of historical texts spanning two centuries with commentary on each period by the editor, this book covers the major issues and figures involved in the women's suffrage movement with a special focus on diversity, incorporating race, class,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Why They Marched

  Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

  Ware, Susan, 1950-

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  Why They Marched is the inspiring story of the dedicated women--and occasionally men--who carried the banner in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and demonstrating for the right to become full citizens.

• Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait?

  Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson, and the Fight for the Right to Vote

  Cassidy, Tina,

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  Journalist Cassidy's vivacious biography of militant activist Alice Paul, one of the undersung heroes of the American women's suffrage movement and a key player in the adoption of the 19th Amendment.

• Suffragette

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  Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. The story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote | Kanopy

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  Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and

• What 80 Million Women Want | Kanopy

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  The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Sta

• No More Corsets: The New Woman | Kanopy

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  The lives of American women changed in far-reaching ways during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.