Carrie Chapman Catt: A Public LifeDue largely to the organization and leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt, the bill giving women the right to vote became law within 18 months. With the battle that had consumed nearly half her life finally won, Catt went on to devote the next 25 years to working for peace as the basis of human rights. This biography reveals a public life that was lived with enthusiasm and faith in the human race, and documents the journey of an extraordinary woman whose ideas continue to influence the lives of millions. |
Contents
One of the Gifted | 3 |
Aliens and Alienated | 14 |
APPRENTICESHIP AS LEADER 18911900 | 27 |
Experiments in Organization | 29 |
Frustrations and Plans | 38 |
New Victories Old Defeats | 46 |
FROM NATIVIST TO INTERNATIONALIST 19001924 | 53 |
New Directions | 55 |
ROAD TO VICTORY 19131920 | 115 |
New York | 117 |
War | 130 |
The Winning Plan Works | 142 |
Victory | 153 |
PEACE AND WAR 19201947 | 167 |
The Alliance Resumes | 169 |
Decision for Peace | 183 |
Roses and Rocks | 64 |
Amsterdam and London Calm and Storm | 72 |
Women United? | 79 |
South Africa to the Philippines | 85 |
China | 95 |
One Cause | 106 |
Cause and Cure of War | 196 |
The Shadows Darken | 209 |
Notes | 218 |
Bibliography | 272 |
Index | 293 |
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