From Megaphones to Microphones: Speeches of American Women, 1920-1960

by Sandra J. Sarkela, Margaret A. Lowe, Susan Ross, et al.

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Until recently, scholars assumed that women stopped speaking after they won the vote in 1920 and did not reenter political life until the second wave of feminism began in the 1960s. Nothing could be further from the truth. While national attention did dissipate after 1920, women did not retreat from political and civic life. Rather, after winning the vote, women's public activism shifted from a single-issue agenda to the myriad social problems...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0275977722

ISBN13:9780275977726

Release Date:August 2003

Publisher:Praeger

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

20th Century Activism Communication & Journalism Ethnic Studies Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies History Language Arts Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nonfiction

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