From suffrage to the Senate : America's political women : an encyclopedia of leaders, causes & issues /
O'Dea, Suzanne,1950-author.
Credo Reference (Firm),distributor.
From Suffrage to the Senate is a comprehensive and valuable compendium of biographies of leading women in U.S. politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements. This dynamically illustrated reference work explores American women's path to political power and social equality from the struggle for the right to vote and the abolition of slavery to the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate and beyond.
Description based upon print version of record.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- Introduction -- A-Z entries -- Women's Rights -- Political parties and agendas -- Racism and discrimination -- Presidential appointees -- Women in the military -- Facts and statistics -- Chronology.
From Suffrage to the Senate is a comprehensive and valuable compendium of biographies of leading women in U.S. politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements. This dynamically illustrated reference work explores American women's path to political power and social equality from the struggle for the right to vote and the abolition of slavery to the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate and beyond.
Description based on title page of print version.
Women
Women civic leaders
Women political activists
Women
Women's rights

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