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The intended audience is the general reader, scholars and historians. Overall, this work is highly-valuable as a source for all those wishing to understand the complexities of the women's movement in the 20th century.
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Law, Cheryl. Suffrage and Power: The Women's Movement, 1918-1928. New York:
I.B. Tauris & Company (Palgrave Macmillan), 1997. 260 pages ISBN
This book by acclaimed scholar Cheryl Law of New York University examines how the women's movement, through its network of organization and its powerful and widespread campaigning, was transformed and developed into a formidable fighting force which aided in its continuing assault on entrenched positions to secure women's full and equal participation in...
It also examines the myths associated with the decline in the women's movement following World War I. It contains eleven major sections which explore in depth the history of the women's movement from the end of the "Great War" to the age of women's suffrage and into the beginning of the Great Depression of 1929. It also contains appendices that include a list of organizations, political affiliations, biographical sketches of all the famous women involved in the movement, a complete bibliography and an index. Due to its scholarly nature, this work is not intended for general audiences and would make an excellent addition to a class focusing on the women's movement in early 20th century America.
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bibliography and an index. Due to its scholarly nature, this work is not intended for general audiences and would make an excellent addition to a class focusing on the women's movement in early 20th century America.
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