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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100313253161
ISBN-139780313253164
eBay Product ID (ePID)576117
Product Key Features
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFor the Public Record : a Documentary History of the League of Women Voters
SubjectGeneral, Women's Studies, American Government / National
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorBarbara Stuhler
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
SeriesContributions in American Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN99-022094
Reviews"...this book is a useful resource for American women's public involvement. Its documents would be difficult to find elsewhere. For general and academic collections."- Choice, "...this book is a useful resource for American women's public involvement. Its documents would be difficult to find elsewhere. For general and academic collections." Choice
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberNo. 108
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal324.6/23/0973
Table Of ContentPreface Women and Politics The Politics of Woman Suffrage From Jubilee to Victory The Decisive Year Possibilities, Hopes, Dreams The Pan-American Convention "An Every Woman's Organization" An Experiment in Political Education Unfinished Business The Tennessee Valley Authority The Deserving Public The Search for Peace Two Endings and a Beginning The Atomic Age Years of Maturity, 1950-1970 Epilogue Bibliography Index
SynopsisDocuments, through the words of League leaders, the impact of the League of Women Voters on voter education and advocacy., Through a judicious selection of documents from the papers of the League of Women Voters of the United States in the Library of Congress, Stuhler reveals the rich history of an organization designed to serve the public interest. In the aftermath of the 72-year long effort by American women to win the vote, the League was formed to prepare these new voters for their responsibilities as full participating citizens. The organization's first president, Maud Wood Park, and her associates established Citizenship Schools throughout the nation to educate women, and they were so successful that one newspaper complained, Why not for men, too? Succeeding presidents built the League's reputation as an organization inventive in its dual roles as a voter educator and civic activist. While League members were expected to be nonpartisan, they were also encouraged to be active in their parties, a sometimes confusing posture. Nevertheless, the League--as an advocate in support of specified public policies--succeeded in maintaining an informed nonpartisanship that came to be respected by opinion and political leaders, and the public learned that it could depend upon the League for unbiased information in election contests. In making it possible for women to show their strength and do what they have done for some 80 years, the League has made incalculable contributions to the public good. Students, scholars, and the informed public interested in American political and women's history will find this documentary collection invaluable.
LC Classification NumberJK1881
