The Vote A Novel |
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| Author:
| Downing, Sybil |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-3857-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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The year is 1918. The issue is passing the 19th amendment to the Constitution. Kate Brennan is mistakenly arrested when she goes to the aid of suffragists being attacked during a peaceful rally. Galvanized by her fourteen-day sentence in the Occoquan workhouse, she becomes a passionate supporter of the National Woman's Party.
The year is 1918. The issue is passing the 19th amendment to the Constitution. Kate Brennan is mistakenly arrested when she goes to the aid of suffragists being attacked during a peaceful rally. Galvanized by her fourteen-day sentence in the Occoquan workhouse, she becomes a passionate supporter of the National Woman's Party.