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The rise of the new woman, the women's movement in America, 1875-1930, Jean V. Matthews

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index

index present

non fiction

The rise of the new woman

bibliography

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Jean V. Matthews

The American ways series

the women's movement in America, 1875-1930

In this book Jean Matthews chronicles the changing fortunes and transformations of the organized suffrage movement, from its period of declining numbers and campaign failures to its final victory in the Nineteenth Amendment that brought women the vote. She recaptures the personalities and ideas that characterized the movement in these years, drawing portraits and analyzing 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 that had seen many feminist leaders grow old. The rise of the new woman emphasizes the historical contexts, including progressivism, in which the women's movement operated; the disputes and tensions within the movement itself; and the perennial question of who was to be included and excluded in the quest for women's rights. It also considers the aftereffects of the 1920 constitutional victory, when women found themselves wondering what to do next

The Woman's Era -- The new woman and the new politics -- Thinking about the woman question -- Feminism and the problem of sex -- War and victory -- After the vote -- The fate of the ERA