We Will Be Heard : Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States

In We Will Be Heard , noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Most of their stories are little-known, but Freeman's compelling portrait of women working for change reminds us that women have never been silent in the political affairs of the nation. From J. Ellen Foster's address to the 1892 Republican Convention to Nancy Pelosi's 2007 election as the first female Speaker of the House, women have worked to influence politics at every level. Well before most could vote, women campaigned for candidates and lobbied to shape public policy. Men welcomed their work, but not their ideas. Even with equal suffrage women faced many barriers to full political participation. The fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence in this book provide the historical context for today's political events. Starting with an overview of when and why political women have been studied, the three sections of the book look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy. These engaging and accessible stories are even more important in today's political climate, when a woman can finally be a front-runner in a presidential race. Readers of all political stripes will enjoy the history behind modern politics in this story of women struggling to make their voices heard. In We Will Be Heard, Noted Political Scientist Jo Freeman Chronicles The Struggles Of Women In The United States For Political Power. Fifteen Case Studies Of Women's Struggles For Political Influence Provide The Historical Context For Today's Political Events. Starting With A General Overview, The Three Sections Of The Book Look At Different Ways In Which Women Have Broken Barriers, Practiced Politics, And Promoted Public Policy.--jacket. Prologue : The Search For Political Woman -- The Iowa Origins Of Organized Republican Women -- One Man, One Vote, One Woman, One Throat : Women In New York City Politics, 1890-1910 -- The Rise Of Political Woman In The Election Of 1912 -- All The Way For The Era : Winning And Losing In Virginia -- The Women Who Ran For President -- Ruth Bryan Owen : Florida's First Congresswoman -- Marion Martin Of Maine : A Mother Of Republican Women -- Gender Gaps In Presidential Elections -- Feminism And Antifeminism In The Republican And Democratic Parties -- Gender Representation In The Democratic And Republican Parties -- Equality Vs. Protection : Setting The Agenda After Suffrage -- How Sex Got Into Title Vii : Persistent Opportunism As A Maker Of Public Policy -- Congressional Passage Of The Equal Rights Amendment -- Comparable Worth -- Epilogue: The Long Road To Madame Speaker. Jo Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In We Will Be Heard, noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence provide the historical context for today's political events. Starting with a general overview, the three sections of the book look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy. Chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. This work features fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence. Starting with a general overview, it includes three sections that look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy.