The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV — John Shaqi
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
History
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
Women -- Suffrage -- History; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History; Women's rights -- History; Women's rights -- United States -- History
Organization for Woman Suffrage -- Question submitted to voters
-- Endorsed by all political parties -- Work of women in the
campaign -- Eastern anti-suffragists and Western liquor dealers
join hands -- Amendment carries by over 6,000 -- Reasons for
success -- After the battle -- Political work of women -- Only
three per cent. failed to vote in 1900 -- Laws -- Legislature of
1899 urges all States to enfranchise women -- General effects of
woman suffrage.
CHAPTER XXX.
CONNECTICUT 535-542
Organization for suffrage -- Legislative action and laws --
School Suffrage -- Office-holding of women -- Occupations --
Education -- Clubs.
CHAPTER XXXI.
DAKOTA 543-544
Suffrage work in the Territory.
NORTH DAKOTA 544-552
Efforts of women for the franchise in first constitutional
convention -- Organization of suffrage clubs to secure amendment
of constitution -- Legislative action and laws -- School Suffrage
-- Office-holding of women -- Occupations -- Education -- Clubs.
SOUTH DAKOTA 552-562
Same as above -- Campaign of 1890 to secure Woman Suffrage
Amendment -- Assistance of National Association -- Hardships of
the canvass -- Treachery of politicians -- Amendment defeated by
nearly 24,000 -- Second attempt in 1898 -- Defeated by 3,285.
CHAPTER XXXII.
DELAWARE 563-566
Organization for suffrage -- Legislative action and laws --
School Suffrage -- Office-holding of women -- Occupations --
Education -- Clubs.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 567-576
Peculiar position of women -- Work of Suffrage Association with
Congressional Committees -- Property rights secured -- Women on
School Board -- Women in Government Departments -- Woman's
College of Law -- Other things accomplished by women of the
District.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
FLORIDA 577-580
Organization for suffrage -- Effort to raise "age of protection"
for girls and its failure -- Laws -- Occupations -- Education.
CHAPTER XXXV.
GEORGIA 581-588
Same as above -- Annual convention of National Association in
1895.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
IDAHO 589-597
First work for woman suffrage -- Submission of Amendment --
Campaign of 1896 -- Favored by all political parties -- Carried
by large majority -- Favorable decision of Supreme Court -- Women
elected to office -- Percentage of women voting -- Effects of
woman's vote -- Endorsement of prominent men -- Laws, etc.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
ILLINOIS 598-613
Organization -- Obtaining School Suffrage -- Supreme Court gives
wide latitude to Legislature -- Women trustees for State
University -- Equal guardianship of children for mothers -- Many
women in office -- Women's part in Columbian Exposition --
Remarkable achievement of two teachers in compelling corporations
to pay taxes -- Education.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
INDIANA 614-627
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