Description
About the Author
Linda G. Ford is Assistant Professor of History at Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire.
Reviews
Ford offers a dramatic account of the Woman's Party's fierce determination to exploit the war climate, its shrewd political activism, and its brilliant direction of public opinion through nonviolent direct action. The reader gets a vivid sense of whatthe jailed Woman's Party members endured in their efforts to advance women's political rights...Ford brings a fresh and thoughtful perspective to the suffrage movement. * Ellen Fitzpatrick In American Historical Review *
Linda Ford presents a thoroughgoing analysis of not only the women who led the movement but also the suprisingly diverse membership of the Party whose comradery and persistence were most responsible for its successes. -- Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Minnesota * Ellen Fitzpatrick In American Historical Review *
The best part of this book is Ford's vivid portrayal of the NWP's militant activism and the reactions of the public, Police, and government. -- Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Minnesota * Journal of American History *
Ford's book provides knowledgeable readers with illuminating information about the 168 suffrage women who choose jail rather than comply with the law that forbade their disruptive suffrage demonstrations. * CHOICE *
Ford's book provides knowledgeable readers with illuminating information about the 168 suffrage women who choose jail rather than comply with the law that forbade their disruptive suffrage demonstrations. * CHOICE *
Ford offers a dramatic account of the Woman's Party's fierce determination to exploit the war climate, its shrewd political activism, and its brilliant direction of public opinion through nonviolent direct action. The reader gets a vivid sense of what the jailed Woman's Party members endured in their efforts to advance women's political rights...Ford brings a fresh and thoughtful perspective to the suffrage movement. * Ellen Fitzpatrick In American Historical Review *
Linda Ford presents a thoroughgoing analysis of not only the women who led the movement but also the suprisingly diverse membership of the Party whose comradery and persistence were most responsible for its successes. -- Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Minnesota * Ellen Fitzpatrick In American Historical Review *
The best part of this book is Ford's vivid portrayal of the NWP's militant activism and the reactions of the public, Police, and government. -- Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Minnesota * Journal of American History *
Book Information
ISBN 9780819182067
Author Linda G. Ford
Format Paperback
Page Count 314
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 142mm * 23mm