Women Will Vote
Winning Suffrage in New York State
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Goodier and Pastorello trace the decades-long campaign for women's voting rights across New York State, examining how rural, immigrant, working-class, and African-American women contributed to suffrage success.
The book details evolving strategies from petitions and private lobbying to mass marketing, parades, canvassing, and stunts that built public support.
It highlights organizational networks at local, state, and national levels, and profiles both well-known leaders and lesser-known activists.
The authors emphasize the movement's pragmatism, adaptability, and the coalition-building necessary for political victory.
By combining narrative history with a resource guide for local research, the work serves scholars and general readers interested in women's political history.
The book details evolving strategies from petitions and private lobbying to mass marketing, parades, canvassing, and stunts that built public support.
It highlights organizational networks at local, state, and national levels, and profiles both well-known leaders and lesser-known activists.
The authors emphasize the movement's pragmatism, adaptability, and the coalition-building necessary for political victory.
By combining narrative history with a resource guide for local research, the work serves scholars and general readers interested in women's political history.
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Susan Goodier and Karen Pastorello, "Women Will Vote: Winning Suffrage in New York State" (Cornell UP, 2017)
