No place for a woman, the struggle for suffrage in the wild West, Chris Enss ; with an introduction by Erin H. Turner
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No place for a woman, the struggle for suffrage in the wild West, Chris Enss ; with an introduction by Erin H. Turner
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
No place for a woman
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Chris Enss ; with an introduction by Erin H. Turner
Sub title
the struggle for suffrage in the wild West
Summary
Explores the history of the fight for women's rights in the West, examining the conditions that prevailed during the vast migration of pioneers looking for free land and opportunity on the frontier, the politics of the emerging Western territories at the end of the Civil War, and the changing social and economic conditions of the country recovering from war and on the brink of the Gilded Age; prominent figures include Esther Hobart Morris, Martha Cannon, and Jeannette Rankin
Table of contents
Esther Hobart Morris and woman suffrage in Wyoming -- Beyond the Overland Trails: suffrage in Washington and Oregon -- The pride of Colorado: silver and suffrage -- Twice won: woman suffrage in Utah -- Becoming citizens: woman's suffrage in California -- Arizona and New Mexico: two paths to suffrage -- Nevada and Montana: a black mark on the map -- The march across the Great Plains -- War work and national suffrage -- Legacy: from Seneca Falls to the League of Women Voters
Target audience
adult
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