Harriot Stanton Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage [Hardcover]

Professor Ellen Carol DuBois (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1997

Harriot Stanton Blatch (1856-1940), daughter of the famous suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, played an essential role in the winning of woman suffrage in the Undited States. 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. Blatch's dedication to woman suffrage, marked by a concern for social justice and human liberty, closely paralleled that of her mother. After her mother's death in 1902, Blatch returned to the United States. There she encouraged women from all classes to participate in the suffrage movement, advocated a lively activist style, and brought a genuine political sensibility to the movement. She led the 1913-15 votes for women referendum campaign in New York state and cofounded in 1916 the National Woman's Party. And though she devoted herself to enfranchisement, she also envisioned a feminism that encompassed economic power and independence for women. In telling the story of Blatch's life and work, DuBois reinterprets the history and politics of the American suffrage movement and its impact on women's freedom.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 364 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (October 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300065620
• ISBN-13: 978-0300065626
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,321,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An able biography of a leading figure in women's history, February 24, 2004

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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 suffrage campaign that came to fruition in 1917 and that led to the ultimate victory on the national level in 1918-1920. She was a leader in progressive causes both in England (where she lived for many years after her marriage) and later in the U.S.

Dubois captures well both the public and private sides of Blatch's life. Of particular interest, of course, is Blatch's relationship with her formidable mother. Blatch's public career was both an homage to her mother and an exploration of ways in which Blatch could be her own person. It was her unique triumph to help to realize the goal of political emancipation that Stanton strove for but did not live to see.