| Description |
xxxii, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : women and freedom of expression before the twentieth century -- The right of association : mass meetings, delegations, and conventions -- The open-air campaigns : suffragists take their message to the streets -- Petitions : the power and limits of women's sole political tool -- Parades : shoulder to shoulder, women march -- Pageants : acting onstage and offstage -- Picketing : women's first battle for first amendment rights -- Conclusion : the legacy of suffrage assemblies. |
| Subject |
Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History.
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Assembly, Right of -- United States -- History.
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Feminism -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
0870499866 (alk. paper) |
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