Formidable : American women and the fight for equality, 1920-2020 / Elisabeth Griffith.

"The Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. A century later, women are still grappling with how to use the vote and their political power to expand civil rights, confront racial violence, improve maternal health, advance educational and employment opportunities, and secure reproductive righ...

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Main Author: Griffith, Elisabeth (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.
Edition:First Pegasus books paperback edition.
Subjects:
Women's rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Women's rights > United States > History > 21st century.
African American women > History > 20th century.
African American women > History > 21st century.
Equality > United States > History > 20th century.
Equality > United States > History > 21st century.
African American women.
Equality.
Women's rights.
United States.
1900-2099
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xx, 507 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Variant Title:
American women and the fight for equality, 1920-2020
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Author's note: Story lines
  • "Now we can begin"
  • Flapper & feminists, 1920-1928
  • The Eleanor effect, 1928-1945
  • From Rosie to Rosa Parks, 1945-1959
  • Pillboxes & protests, 1960-1972
  • Battle lines, 1972-1980
  • Factions & firsts, 1980-1992
  • Isolation & intersectionality, 1993-2008
  • Leaning in & losing, 2009-2016
  • Enraged & empowered, 2017-2020
  • Epilogue: Not enough.