Citizens at last
Subtitle: the woman suffrage movement in Texas
By: edited by Ruthe Winegarten and Judith N. McArthur ; foreword by Anne Firor Scott ; foreword to the Texas A&M University Press edition by Nancy Baker Jones ; introduction and essay by A. Elizabeth Taylor
Edition: Texas A&M University Press edition.
Series: Ellen C. Temple classics in the Women in Texas history series; Women in Texas history series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: College Station, TX
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781623493653; 9781623493684
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: Sources; Women; Suffrage; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published: Austin, Tex. : Ellen C. Temple, ©1987.
Table of contents: title: Essays; title: Introduction: a lifelong interest / A. Elizabeth Taylor; title: The woman suffrage movement in Texas / A. Elizabeth Taylor; title: A note on the author; title: Documents; title: Seneca Falls "Declaration of sentiments"; title: The Texas Reconstruction Convention considers woman suffrage (1868-1869): Declaration of T. H. Mundine; Committee report for woman suffrage; Committee minority report against woman suffrage; Remarks of Hon. L. D. Evans on the resolution of Mr. Mundine; title: The American Woman Suffrage Association petitions the Texas legislature (1872): Memorial from Lucy Stone; title: The Texas Redeemer Convention considers woman suffrage (1875): Mr. Weaver's resolution; Mr. Russell's resolution; Debate; Mrs. Hiatt's report; title: "Idiots, lunatics, paupers, and felons" (1875): Article 6, 1875 Constitution; title: "The ballot an educator" (1881): by Jenny Beauchamp; title: Mariana Folsom organizes for suffrage in Texas (1880s): Lucy Stone to Mariana Folsom; "The ballot" by Mariana Folsom; title: The WCTU endorses votes for women (1888): "Woman is thinking!" by Grace Danforth; title: "If I were mayor of San Antonio (1893): "The female suffragists, a chat with four Texas leaders of the movement; title: The Texas Equal Rights Association (1893): Minutes of the first session; title: Local suffrage societies make the news (1893-1894): Belton; Denison; Granger; Dallas; title: Texas suffragists propose an organizational plan (1894): Texas plan of work; title: Southern ladies and gentlemen (1894): "The women suffragists... waving the bloody shirt"; title: Texas Woman's Congress meets in Dallas (1893-1894): "Want power at once" by Margaret Watson; title: "Equal suffrage means purer laws" (1894): "Women should vote" by Miss Sue Greenleaf; title: Representative Tomkins proposes a state constitutional amendment (1895): House Joint Resolution no. 29; title: Annette Finnigan begins the second phase of the Texas struggle (1903-1905): "Copy of letter to Texas woman" by Finnigan; title: Suffragists testify at a legislative hearing (1907): The Woman's Tribune; title: The Austin Woman Suffrage Association (1908-1915): Minutes; title: Eleanor Brackenridge revives the Texas Woman Suffrage Association (1913): Eleanor Brackenridge to Mrs. Cone Johnson; title: Annette Finnigan polls the legislative candidates (1914): Letters to and from candidates for the legislature; title: Minnie Fisher Cunningham takes charge (1925): "Program of the Fifth Convention of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association"; title: Houston Chronicle and Herald endorses suffrage (1917); title: Men support the cause (1914-1919): "Some phases of woman suffrage" by S. P. Brooks; "Why men need equal suffrage for women" by A. Caswell Ellis; title: Texas suffragists send a message to President Wilson (1917): Call to the Seventh Convention of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association; "Equal suffrage meet closes"; title: Minnie Fisher Cunningham reports on state suffrage activities and war work (1917); title: Lobbying for the vote (1917): Directions for lobbyists; title: Suffragists help impeach Governor Ferguson (1917): Minnie Fisher Cunningham to Carrie Chapman Catt; title: The Primary Election Bill passes (1918): Minnie Fisher Cunningham to Carrie Chapman Catt; title: Suffragists sign up (1918): "Un manifiesto de la Sra. Rena Maverick Green a las mujeres del condado"; title: Women register and vote for first time in Texas (1918): "Texas woman voters,"  The woman citizen; "To the women of Texas," by Hortense Ward; Vote for Annie Webb Blanton; title: Efforts to pass the federal amendment continue (1918): Minnie Fisher Cunningham to Jewel Scarborough; title: Anti-suffragists rally opposition (1916-1918): "Not for woman's suffrage"; "Women don't want suffrage"; title: Texans vote on a state constitutional amendment (1919): "Outline of campaign for carrying the suffrage amendment; "Many factors contributed to the apparent defeat of suffrage"; Election results; title: Texas legislature ratifies the Nineteenth Amendment (1919): Minnie Fisher Cunningham to Carrie Chapman Catt; title: Texas Suffrage Ratification Proclamation (1920); title: Jane Y. McCallum's account of the movement: Diary; Activities of women in Texas  politics, I; title: Epilogue: "Citizens at last": Activities of women in Texas politics, II; title: Bibliographies; title: Suffrage bibliography / by Ruthe Winegarten; title: Texas women in politics and public affairs / by Judith N. McArthur .