Description
Book SynopsisThis fascinating biography describes the real experiences of women and their relationships as they struggled to win the right to vote
Trade Review"Ross-Nazzal has nicely woven DeVoe's story into the politics of both the West and of the suffrage movement, exposing the gritty realities of both."
-- Angela Firkus * North Dakota History *
"The book provides vivid glimpses of America in its passage from the 19th into the 20th century. . . . We could use more voices like DeVoe's nowadays."
-- Judy Lightfoot * Crosscut *
"This text does vital work in reclaiming the life of Emma Smith DeVoe, giving scholars deeper knowledge of the contradictions and complexities of the suffrage campaign."
-- Loretta Kensigner * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *
"Ross-Nazzal argues convincingly that DeVoe made a vital contribution to the woman suffrage movement on both the state and national levels. While concentrating on DeVoe, this study reaffirms the important role western women played in the suffrage struggle."
-- Kathleen M. Green * The Annals of Iowa *
"What makes DeVoe's story particularly fascinating is that suffrage leaders, including Susan B. Anthrony, disapproved of DeVoe's insistence on a more feminine approach. Ross-Nazzal correctly notes that not only were suffragists critical of DeVoe's strategy but historians have been as well."
-- Sunu Kodumthara * Montana The Magazine of Western History *
"Ross-Nazzal brings the experiences of the movement to life. Her well-researched and closely chronicled account helps illuminate the significant role of women in the West and Midwest in attaining the vote for women."
-- Lisa R. Lindell * South Dakota History *
"Ross-Nazzal's study helps us understand her difficult position—determined and resourceful but constrained by financial problems and prevailing gender norms—and appreciate the extent of her impressive accomplishments."
-- Rebecca Mead * Oregon Historical Quarterly *
"Winning the West for Women is an intriguing study of the hard work, varying strategies and shifting alliances that were involved in securing the vote for women."
-- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * The Bellingham Herald *
"Ross-Nazzal is right to suggest that Emma Smith DeVoe's important role in the women's suffrage struggles of the West has been overlooked and that western women did in fact play a crucial role in winning passage of the Nineteenth Amendment."
-- Jason McCollom * H-Net *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
A Note about Names
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Moral Reform and Statehood
2. The South Dakota Woman Suffrage Campaign
3. Building a National Reputation
4. The Organization Committee
5. The Northwest Campaigns
6. The Nineteenth Amendment
7. Party Women
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
