The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony When Clowns Make Laws for Queens, 1880-1887 |
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| Editor:
| Gordon, Ann D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2320-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $112.00 |
Book Description:
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At the opening of this volume, suffragists hoped to speed passage of a sixteenth amendment to the Constitution through the creation of Select Committees on Woman Suffrage in Congress. Congress did not vote on the amendment until January 1887. Then, in a matter of a week, suffragists were dealt two major blows: the Senate defeated the amendment and the Senate and House reached agreement on the Edmunds-Tucker Act, disenfranchising all women in the Territory of Utah.
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More Description At the opening of this volume, suffragists hoped to speed passage of a sixteenth amendment to the Constitution through the creation of Select Committees on Woman Suffrage in Congress. Congress did not vote on the amendment until January 1887. Then, in a matter of a week, suffragists were dealt two major blows: the Senate defeated the amendment and the Senate and House reached agreement on the Edmunds-Tucker Act, disenfranchising all women in the Territory of Utah.