Contents include: Women get the vote; The rights of women in early America; The first women's rights conference; The fight for human rights; Fighters for the cause; The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments; The movement divides; The new suffragists; Women in World War I; Ratification; The equal rights amendment; Women make a difference; Women in government.
Traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States which culminated in 1920 with the passage of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.
Showcases the major amendments to the Constitution since its ratification in 1792, summarizing how the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were created and discussing how each amendment affects our lives today.
Hardcover
(MyReportLinks.com Books, Aug. 16, 2008)
The right to vote is the bedrock of our democratic society but a sad historical footnote to this universal right is the fact that the Nineteenth Amendment which granted women the right to vote wasnt passed until 1920. Author Bozonelis chronicles the struggles of the dedicated and brave women who endured unimaginable hardship and endless public censure in their quest to earn this simple right. Even