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Friday, August 21, 2020

“Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought For the Right to Vote” by Susan Ware

Title: “Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought For the Right to Vote”
Author: Susan Ware
Publisher: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Year: 2019
Genre(s): Non-fiction, history
Part of a Series: No
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Why I read it: I saw in the Museum of American History’s giftshop and thought it looked interesting

Summary: Ware uses primary documents to tell the stories of some of the women who marched and fought for the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and other big names are minor players and Ware lets those who didn’t make the history books have their moments to shine.