The Rise of the New Woman: The Women’s Movement in America, 1875-1930 (American Ways)

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Following on her history of the women’s movement in The usa that took the story to 1876, Jean Matthews’s new book chronicles the changing fortunes and transformations of the organized suffrage movement, from its dismal period of declining numbers and campaign failures to its final victory in the Nineteenth Amendment that brought women the vote. Ms. Matthews’s engaging narrative recaptures the personalities and ideas that characterized the movement in these years. She draws deft portraits and analyzes the intellectual currents―in politics, the economy, sexuality, and social thought―that competed for women’s commitment. And she shows how new leadership and new strategies at last brought success in the long struggle all over which many feminist leaders had grown old. The Rise of the New Woman emphasizes the historical contexts, including progressivism, by which the women’s movement operated; the disputes and tensions throughout the movement itself; and the perennial question of who used to be to be included and excluded in the quest for women’s rights. It also considers the frequently baffling aftereffects of the 1920 constitutional victory, when women found themselves wondering what to do next. With 24 black-and-white illustrations. American Ways Series.

“Energetic and informative.”―Kirkus Reviews

“Even if Matthews incessantly paints her historical overview in broad strokes, she nonetheless excels at filling in an interesting background, giving new insights on lesser-known but equally influential people, facts, and situations.”―Booklist

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