The Woman's Hour
The Great Fight to Win the Vote
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 5, 2019
"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader" -- Hillary Rodham Clinton The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear, warm account of a hard-fought turning point, built for steady reading.
- Genres
- 20th-Century America, Women's History, Civil Rights
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, March 5, 2019
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"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader" -- Hillary Rodham Clinton The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. Nashville, August 1920. Thirty-five states have approved the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote; one last state--Tennessee--is needed for women's voting rights to be the law of the land.
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The suffragists face vicious opposition from politicians, clergy, corporations, and racists who don't want black women voting. And then there are the "Antis"--women who oppose their own enfranchisement, fearing suffrage will bring about the nation's moral collapse. And in one hot summer, they all converge for a confrontation, replete with booze and blackmail, betrayal and courage. Following a handful of remarkable women who led their respective forces into battle, The Woman's Hour is the gripping story of how America's women won their own freedom, and the opening campaign in the great twentieth-century battles for civil rights.
Why It Hooks
A clear, warm account of a hard-fought turning point, built for steady reading.
Come here for
- women’s history in a readable register
- cultural context without the dust
Expect
- civic stakes and social tension
- history that keeps its footing
Where it sits
| Women's History | 46% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century America | 44% |
| Civil Rights | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century America
- Women's History
- Elections & Campaigns
- Authors
- Elaine Weiss, Elaine F. Weiss
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 5, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century America