Carrie Chapman Catt: A Public Life [Paperback]

Jacqueline Van Voris (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 1558611398 | ISBN-13: 978-1558611399

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This 1987 biography of the noted women's rights activist is being reproduced to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
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In 1919, Carrie Chapman Catt led an army of voteless women to pressure Congress to pass the constitutional amendment giving them the right to vote. Due at lest in part to her organization and leadership, the bill became law within eighteen months. With the battle that had consumed nearly all of her time and energy for almost half her life won, Catt went on to devote the next 25 years to work for peace as the basis of human rights. Catt was one of the best-known women in America during the first half of the 20th century. In spite of this, her contributions have largely been obscured by history. Carrie Chapman Catt: A Public Life is the first modern biography of her. Jacqueline Van Voris depicts Catt's work for suffrage in America and her work throughout the world organizing women and working for peace. , including her world tour with Aletta Jacobs (sponsored by the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. This is an account of a public life that was lived with enthusiasm and faith in the human race and of an extraordinary woman whose ideas continue to influence the lives of millions. Carrie Chapman Catt is highly recommended for addition to all biography, women's studies, political science, and American history collections. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558611398
• ISBN-13: 978-1558611399
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A solid account of a great woman's life, August 8, 2008

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This review is from: Carrie Chapman Catt: A Public Life (Paperback)

This is a competent, well written account of Catt's life. For the general reader who wants to be well informed about Catt, this is probably the best choice. However, in some ways Prof. Fowler's book ("Carrie Catt: Feminist Politician") is better--in my view Fowler's analysis is more incisive and his writing is stronger. Nevertheless, his intention was not a complete biography, and Van Voris's book contains much more detail and information.

Peck's biography of Catt (published in the 1940s) is very readable and full of the suffragist spirit, but omits or covers up important facts and leans strongly toward hero-worship of the subject.

For those who want to invest only about an hour for a moderately complete overview of Catt's life, and of the second half of the suffrage struggle, this writer's own book, "Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Leadership" is available free online in full text via Google Books. Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Leadership