Explores the College Equal Suffrage League’s work to advance the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment
The woman suffrage movement is often portrayed as having been led and organized by middle-aged women and mothers in stuffy, formal settings. This dominant account grossly neglects a significant demographic within the movement—college women. Between 1870 and 1910, the proportion of college women in the United States rose from 21 to 40 percent. By 1880, there were 155 private colleges in the Northeast and the South for female students and numerous coeducational institutions in the West. The widespread extension of academic training for women helped spur a well-organized campaign for female voting rights on college campuses, where suffragists found a new audience and stage to earn respect and support.
Votes for College Women examines archives from the College Equal Suffrage League (CESL), established in 1900 as an affiliate of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, to illustrate the outsize and dynamic role that young women played in the woman suffrage movement. The book vividly illustrates how the CESL’s campaigns served a dual purpose: not only did they invigorate the Nineteenth Amendment campaign at a crucial moment, but they also brought about a profound transformation in the culture of women’s organizing and higher education. Furthermore, Kelly L. Marino argues that the CESL’s campaigns set trends in youth activism and helped lay the groundwork for later and more well-known college protests against gender inequality. Fascinating and timely, Votes for College Women shows how these brave women solidified the campus and the classroom as arenas for civic and social activism.

I found all the books I needed for my course on Memmo

A few people in my class recommended renting the book from you – so I gave it a try. Reading it digitally was super convenient, and way cheaper than buying a physical copy.

I just uploaded my documents and created AI-quizzes in minutes. It's amazing.

I like the flashcards the most, perfect for learning concepts or formulas.

Memmo is my go-to for all my study needs.

It's crazy that the AI tools are free!

I found all the books I needed for my course on Memmo

A few people in my class recommended renting the book from you – so I gave it a try. Reading it digitally was super convenient, and way cheaper than buying a physical copy.

I just uploaded my documents and created AI-quizzes in minutes. It's amazing.

I like the flashcards the most, perfect for learning concepts or formulas.

Memmo is my go-to for all my study needs.

It's crazy that the AI tools are free!
Go digital. Study anywhere, save money, and skip the heavy lifting.
Handbok i kvalitativa metoder
281 kr
Hållbar utveckling: en introduktion för ingenjörer och andra problemlösare
334 kr
Brymans Samhällsvetenskapliga metoder
390 kr
Projektledning
491 kr
Den orättvisa hälsan: om socioekonomiska skillnader i hälsa och livslängd
326 kr
Organizational Leadership
429 kr
Vetenskapsteori för nybörjare
196 kr
På väg mot läraryrket
172 kr
Det sociala livet i skolan: Socialpsykologiska perspektiv
253 kr
Betygsättningens didaktik
151 kr
Personality
402 kr
Studying Leadership
404 kr
Managing Innovation
477 kr
Introduktion till samhällsvetenskaplig metod
347 kr
The Psychology of Sex and Gender
698 kr
Introduction to Leadership
605 kr
Strategic Market Management
635 kr