{"product_id":"and-yet-they-persisted-how-american-women-won-the-right-to-vote-paperback","title":"And Yet They Persisted: How American Women Won the Right to Vote - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohanna Neuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, from 1776 to 1965\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost suffrage histories begin in 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton first publicly demanded the right to vote at the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. And they end in 1920, when Tennessee became the 36\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e state to ratify the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Amendment, removing sexual barriers to the vote. \u003ci\u003eAnd Yet They Persisted \u003c\/i\u003etraces agitation for the vote over two centuries, from the revolutionary era to the civil rights era, excavating one of the greatest struggles for social change in this country and restoring African American women and other women of color to its telling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of U.S. history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow victories in state suffrage campaigns pressured Congress to act\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy African American women had to fight again for their rights in 1965\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the struggle by eight generations of female activists finally succeeded\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Yet They Persisted: How American Women Won the Right to Vote \u003c\/i\u003ehis is the ideal text for college courses in women's studies and history covering the women's suffrage movement, as well as courses on American History, Political History, Progressive Era reforms, or reform movements in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClick here to read Johanna Neuman's two-part blog post about the hidden history of Women's Suffrage as we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, from 1776 to 1965\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost suffrage histories begin in 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton first publicly demanded the right to vote at the Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. And they end in 1920, when Tennessee became the 36\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e state to ratify the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Amendment, removing sexual barriers to the vote. \u003ci\u003eAnd Yet They Persisted \u003c\/i\u003etraces agitation for the vote over two centuries, from the revolutionary era to the civil rights era, excavating one of the greatest struggles for social change in this country and restoring African American women and other women of color to its telling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of U.S. history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow victories in state suffrage campaigns pressured Congress to act\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy African American women had to fight again for their rights in 1965\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the struggle by eight generations of female activists finally succeeded\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohanna Neuman\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, award-winning journalist, and one of the nation's preeminent historians of women's suffrage in the United States. Johanna received a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, served as president of the White House Correspondents' Association, and currently holds the title of Scholar in Residence, History Department, American University. She is author of the acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eGilded Suffragists: The New York Socialites Who Fought for \u003c\/i\u003eW\u003ci\u003eomen's Right to Vote.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48945447338212,"sku":"9781119530831","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0850\/8132\/files\/dVBPOVZtcWlaM3VBQks5N3RuRHE0dz09.webp?v=1778957615","url":"https:\/\/triumviratebooks.com\/hr\/products\/and-yet-they-persisted-how-american-women-won-the-right-to-vote-paperback","provider":"Triumvirate Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}