Suffrage and its limits : the New York story / Kathleen M. Dowley, Susan Ingalls Lewis, Meg Devlin O'Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Sullivan, Meg Devlin, 1978- editor.

Lewis, Susan Ingalls, 1949- editor.

Dowley, Kathleen M., 1967- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--New York (State)--History.

Feminism.

Women--Political activity--New York (State)--History.

Women.

Women--Suffage--New York (State)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York State : State University of New York Press, [2020]

Summary:

"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 past accomplishments to a clearer understanding of present problems and an agenda for future progress. The first three chapters, "Investigating the Past," are dedicated to the state suffrage movement, the 1917 victory, and what New York women did with the vote. The next three chapters, "Interrogating the Present," focus on the current status of women and politics in New York. The final three chapters, "Imagining the Future," 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 in a single volume the 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction Suffrage and Its Limits: The New York Story

Part I: Investigating the Past

Chapter 1 The Struggle for Suffrage and Its Aftermath in New York State

Notes

Works Cited

Chapter 2 1917: How New York Women Won the Vote

Background: The Progressive Era and the "New Woman"

Analysis of the 1917 Victory: Who Was Responsible?

The Argument for Carrie Chapman Catt

1915: The Road to Victory Begins with Loss

1917: On to Victory

1917: Effective Tactics

1917: Why New York?

1917: The Right Moment

On to 1920

Why Not Catt?

Where Are We Now?

Chapter 3 After the Vote: Continuing the Struggle for Women's Social, Legal, and Political Equality

Conclusion

Part II: Interrogating the Present

Chapter 4 Women in State Legislatures: New York in Comparative Perspective

The Status of Women in Elective Office

Sources of Women's Representation and Underrepresentation

Chapter 5 Women in Local Political Office in New York State

Gender Matters

Local Matters

Gendered Representation

Critical Mass

Chapter 6 New Yorkers' Views on Women and Politics One Hundred Years after State Suffrage

The 2016 Presidential Election and New Yorkers' Views on Women in Politics

Issues That Mattered to Women in New York in 2016

A New York Feminist State of Mind?

Part III: Imagining the Future

Chapter 7 The Limits of Woman Suffrage and the Unfinished Business of Liberal Feminism1

Women's Legal Rights in the Light of the Purposes They Serve

The Demand for Fairness

Works Cited.

Chapter 8 Making Freedom Moves: The Abolitionist Praxis of Black Women's Liberation

Alchemy of Erasure

The Abolitionist Origins of Women's Liberation

Hidden in Plain Sight

Chapter 9 Which Way Forward? Freedom Organizing in the Twenty-First Century

Appendix Women in Politics: Past, Present, and Future

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438479705

1438479700