No Votes for Women: The New York State Anti-Suffrage Movement (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780252037474)

No Votes for Women explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. Susan Goodier finds that conservative women who fought against suffrage encouraged women to retain their distinctive feminine identities as protectors of their homes and families, a role they felt was threatened by the imposition of masculine political responsibilities. She details the victories and defeats on both sides of the movement from its start in the 1890s to its end in the 1930s, acknowledging the powerful activism of this often overlooked and misunderstood political force in the history of women's equality.


Author: Susan Goodier
ISBN-10: 0252037472
ISBN-13: 9780252037474
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2013