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The Equal Rights Amendment
LeeAnne Gelletly
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)It took decades, and a Constitutional amendment, for all American women to get the right to vote. But the legal right to vote did not guarantee equality under the law. Suffrage leader Alice Paul believed another amendment was needed. In 1923, she wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. It was introduced in Congress. And the national debate over the ERA began.
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The Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990
Terry Catasus Jennings
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)Details the women's liberation movement, from its origins in the women's suffrage movement to the modern-day success stories, including Sandra Day O'Connor and Oprah Winfrey.
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A Woman's Place in Early America
LeeAnne Gelletly
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)Discusses the role of women in eighteenth century society including their legal status, lack of formal education, and their role in the American Revolution.
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Origins of the Women's Rights Movement
LeeAnne Gelletly
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)In the 1800s, women were second-class citizens. By law, married women were owned by their husbands. Women had no political rights. They could not vote. They could not hold office. By custom, women did not dare speak before men in public.But some women refused to be silenced. They saw wrongs in the world that needed fixing. Women abolitionists, lectured, circulated petitions, and lobbied lawmakers. This title covers the movement's early leaders and the fight for a woman's right to be a true citizen of the United States.
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Women Go to Work, 1941-1945
Donna Roppelt
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Jan. 1, 2013)Examines how World War II changed the way that women's roles were seen.
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Seeking the Right to Vote
LeeAnne Gelletly
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)Learn about activists like Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul, who fought for women's right to vote.
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Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Judy L. Hasday
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Jan. 1, 2013)Looks at some of the women who performed essential roles in the civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
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The Feminist Movement Today
Elizabeth King Humphrey
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)Humphrey, Elizabeth King
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Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society
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Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)This series focuses on the womens rights movement in the United States, from the 18th century to the present day. Each of the books in this series provide a historical survey of women's rights during a specific time period, profiling major figures and discussing their accomplishments and their importance in American history.
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Women's Rights on the Frontier
Therese DeAngelis
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Sept. 1, 2012)The story of the women's suffrage movement in the American West is one of expansion, courage, and struggle. It begins in 1869, when Wyoming Territory recognized full and equal voting rights for a population of just 1,000 women. As the demand for equality spread throughout the country, the West became a symbol of the equality and opportunity women sought. Discover what drove the women's rights movement in the West, and how the battles women fought on the frontiers of America made them pioneers not only of geography, but also of history.