Carrie Chapman Catt: A Voice for WomenA biography profiling the life of Carrie Chapman Catt, a women who organized the suffrage movement to help pass the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ensuring women's right to vote in elections. Includes source notes and timeline. |
Contents
THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT | 9 |
THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT | 25 |
PREPARING FOR LEADERSHIP | 41 |
INTERNATIONAL WORK | 61 |
THE FEDERAL | 75 |
FINDING PEACE | 89 |
LIFE AT A GLANCE | 102 |
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