Alice Paul, the National Woman's Party and the Vote

The First Civil Rights Struggle of the 20th Century

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Bernadette Cahill ISBN: 9781476619781
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: March 27, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Bernadette Cahill
ISBN: 9781476619781
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: March 27, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

When women picketed the White House demanding the vote on January 10, 1917, they broke new ground in political activism. Demanding that President Wilson influence Congress, they marched in the streets in the nation’s first ever coast-to-coast campaign for political rights. Women were imprisoned for peaceful protests, went on hunger strikes and were beaten and tortured by authorities. But they won the 19th Amendment, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied because of gender. Their successful nonviolent civil rights campaign established a precedent for those that followed, giving them the tools—including the vote—needed to advance their goals. This book chronicles the work of Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party and their influence on American political activism.

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When women picketed the White House demanding the vote on January 10, 1917, they broke new ground in political activism. Demanding that President Wilson influence Congress, they marched in the streets in the nation’s first ever coast-to-coast campaign for political rights. Women were imprisoned for peaceful protests, went on hunger strikes and were beaten and tortured by authorities. But they won the 19th Amendment, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied because of gender. Their successful nonviolent civil rights campaign established a precedent for those that followed, giving them the tools—including the vote—needed to advance their goals. This book chronicles the work of Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party and their influence on American political activism.

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