A History of the American Suffragist Movement [Library Binding]

Doris Weatherford (Author), Geraldine Ferraro (Foreword)

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From School Library Journal

YA-Weatherford traces the roots of the long and difficult struggle to gain women's suffrage. She links the women's movement to other profound moral reforms of the 19th century-abolitionism and temperance. Beginning in 1637, she follows the ups and downs of the movement chronologically until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Her fluid writing and use of primary sources draw readers into a thoughtful and compelling study of this history. Throughout, they come to see how things women take for granted today such as attending a college of their choice, playing a sport, signing a contract, getting a credit card, and even wearing pants were made possible for 20th-century women.-Linda A. Vretos, West Springfield High School, Springfield,

Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

In this new book, Weatherford (women's studies, Univ. of South Florida; Milestones: A Chronology of American Women's History, LJ 4/1/97) hopes to "tell the fascinating story of the struggle for suffrage by offering just a portion of the details available in their official history [Elizabeth Stanton's History of Woman Suffrage]." She states in the preface that almost all of the quotations are from that work, which is vital information as she includes lengthy quotes in the text with little if any attribution. Her text is easy to read, and Weatherford is adept at giving historical characters personality. The photographs and illustrations scattered throughout the book give faces to the women and men who fought to get women the right to vote. However, as the original History of Woman Suffrage has six volumes, a little more detail here would have been appropriate. Taken solely as an abridgment or collection of highlights from the History, this book would be useful to undergraduates, high school students, or the general public. Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, though, may question the scanty primary sources and heavy dependence on monographs.AJulie Still, Rutgers Univ. Lib., Camden, NJ
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 296 pages
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576070654
• ISBN-13: 978-1576070659
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,566,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Past points out shortcomings of the present, January 22, 2000

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This review is from: A History of the American Suffragist Movement (Library Binding)

Doris Weatherford's book is a rare find eclipsing other histories of the first wave of the Women's Movement in it's precise details and meticulous data search. By simply stating the wealth of information kept in record by the Seneca Falls group, Weatherford points out the inconsistencies between the lack of modern day Feminist Movement dialogue. Indeed, I found myself wishing the Second and Third Wave Feminists had captured the insight to keep as meticulous a record on their struggles and activism. If you're looking for Who-What-Why and How in the Women's Movement or for data on the Suffrage struggle and the hundred year battle to win women the vote, this is THE book. As in her other books on women's history, Doris Weatherford is the consummate researcher. The biblio alone is worth gold. Weatherford writes in an easy style that both engages and interests the reader as she breathes life into Elizabeth Cady-Stanton, Victoria Woodhull and Susan B. Anthony and the tremendous stuggle of American Women's Suffrage.