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The Battle For Women's Suffrage In The Old Dominion, Amanda Garrett
The Battle For Women's Suffrage In The Old Dominion, Amanda Garrett
Master's Theses
In 1909, twenty women launched an eleven-year campaign to win the vote in the Old Dominion. In 1920, the necessary number of states ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. However, Virginia was not among these states; her General Assembly rejected the "Anthony Amendment" by a wide margin. This study attempts to answer the following question: What was the woman's suffrage movement like in Virginia? By exploring the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, its leaders, arguments for and against suffrage, the public's reaction, the reaction of the legislature and the conclusion, the answer(s) to this multi-dimensional question can be discovered. …
Mary Shelley, Romantic-Era Women, And Frankenstein's Genesis, Jan Wellington
Mary Shelley, Romantic-Era Women, And Frankenstein's Genesis, Jan Wellington
Jan Wellington
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Maine Women's Advocate No. 36 (Winter 2004), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Advocate No. 36 (Winter 2004), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
Maine Women's Publications - All
No abstract provided.
Menorah Review (No. 61, Summer/Fall, 2004)
Menorah Review (No. 61, Summer/Fall, 2004)
Menorah Review
Reflections by the Author: Rochelle L. Millen -- Further Reflections on Rochelle L. Millen's Book -- Reflections by the Author: Herbert Hirsch -- Problems of Biblical Patriarchy -- A Dead Child Speaks -- Shepherd -- Our Brother Jesus -- Poetry After Auschwitz? -- Prophet, Go, Flee -- Put Me Into the Breach -- Noteworthy Books
In Quest Of True Equality: A Study Of The Climate For Women At Gettysburg Since 1975, Sara Gustafson
In Quest Of True Equality: A Study Of The Climate For Women At Gettysburg Since 1975, Sara Gustafson
The Gettysburg Historical Journal
In 2003, the election of Katherine Haley Will as Gettysburg College’s thirteenth president began a new era for women on campus. Will will be the first female president in the history of the college, and her election signifies the tremendous legal and psychological changes that have shaken both the college and the nation over the past quarter century. Federal legislation, the slowly-broadening vision of the school’s administration, and the proactive stance taken by women themselves have contributed to making Gettysburg College a place of seemingly strong gender equality.