Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-272) and index.
Contents
The feminism of equal rights -- "Liberal feminisms" and political autonomy -- Putting suffrage first: liberal feminist responses to the Reconstruction amendments -- Frances Willard and the feminism of fear -- An exceptional victory: the Colorado campaign of 1893 -- Airs of respectability: racism and nativism in the woman suffrage movement -- The feminism of personal development and the drive for a federal amendment.