Suffrage and Its Limits

The New York Story

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvKathleen M. Dowley,Susan Ingalls Lewis,Meg Devlin O'Sullivan

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Reflects on the legacy and limits of suffrage in New York State as a way to understand present-day issues with women's social and political rights, as well proposes ideas for future progress.Suffrage and Its Limits offers a unique interdisciplinary overview of the legacy and limits of suffrage for the women of New York State. It commemorates the state suffrage centennial of 2017, yet arrives in time to contribute to celebrations around the national centennial of 2020. Bringing together scholars with a wide variety of research specialties, it initiates a timely dialogue that links an appreciation of accomplishments to a clearer understanding of present problems and an agenda for future progress. The first three chapters explore the state suffrage movement, the 1917 victory, and what New York women did with the vote. The next three chapters focus on the status of women and politics in New York today. The final three chapters take a prospective look at the limits of liberal feminism and its unfinished agenda for women's equality in New York. A preface by Lieutenant Governor Katherine Hochul and a final chapter by activist Barbara Smith bookend the discussion. Combining diverse approaches and analyses, this collection enables readers to make connections between history, political science, public policy, sociology, philosophy, and activism. This study moves beyond merely celebrating the centennial to tackle women's issues of today and tomorrow.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-01-02
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor194
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438479682

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Kathleen M. Dowley is Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science and International Relations at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Susan Ingalls Lewis is Professor Emerita of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Meg Devlin O'Sullivan is Associate Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

List of IllustrationsPrefaceLieutenant Governor Kathy HochulAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Suffrage and Its Limits: The New York StoryKathleen M. Dowley, Susan Lewis, and Meg Devlin O'SullivanPart I: Investigating the Past 1. The Struggle for Suffrage and Its Aftermath in New York StateSusan Goodier and Karen Pastorello2. 1917: How New York Women Won the VoteSusan Ingalls Lewis3. After the Vote: Continuing the Struggle for Women's Social, Legal, and Political EqualityJulie A. Gallagher, Joanna L. Grossman, and Meg Devlin O'SullivanPart II: Interrogating the Present 4. Women in State Legislatures: New York in Comparative PerspectiveKira Sanbonmatsu5. Women in Local Political Office in New York StateKathleen (kt) Tobin6. New Yorkers' Views on Women and Politics One Hundred Years after State SuffrageKathleen M. Dowley and Eve WalterPart III: Imagining the Future 7. The Limits of Woman Suffrage and the Unfinished Business of Liberal FeminismAmy R. Baehr8. Making Freedom Moves: The Abolitionist Praxis of Black Women's LiberationJasmine Syedullah and Gabrielle Baron-Hill9. Which Way Forward? Freedom Organizing in the Twenty-First CenturyBarbara SmithAppendix: Women in Politics: Past, Present, and FutureList of ContributorsIndex

"Overall, the book's contributors should be lauded for their work to provide a comprehensive perspective on the passage of women's suffrage legislation." — Hudson River Valley Review"This is a strong contribution to the field and serves as a snapshot of several different ways scholars study the lives of women—in a historical context, through political science, through the lens of black feminist studies, and also personal experiences." — Jennifer A. Lemak, Chief Curator of History at the New York State Museum