Suffrage and the city [electronic resource] : New York women battle for the ballot / Lauren C. Santangelo.

In 1917, women won the vote in New York State. Suffrage and the City explores how activists in New York City were instrumental in achieving this milestone. Santangelo uncovers the ways in which the demand for women's rights intersected with the history, politics, and culture of New York City in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Santangelo, Lauren C. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Women > Suffrage > New York (State) > History. Feminism > New York (State) > New York > History. Women > Political activity > New York (State) > New York > History. Suffragists > New York (State) > New York > History. New York (State) > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Online Access:	Oxford Scholarship Online (BTAA) Collection 2019-2021: 2019 (Oxford Academic) University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection: 2019 (Oxford Academic) Oxford Scholarship Online: 2019 (Oxford Academic)
Variant Title:	New York women battle for the ballot Suffrage and the City: New York Women Battle for the Ballot
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

"The wickedness of the masses": the perils of suffrage, 1870-1894
Becoming "a lover of the metropolis," 1895-1906
Ushering in a "new era," 1907-1909
Geographies of suffrage, 1910-1913
"Suffrage 'owns' city," 1913-1915
From confrontation to collaboration, 1916 and 1917
Epilogue
Appendix: Key suffrage organizations in Manhattan.