For the public record : a documentary history of the League of Women Voters
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For the public record : a documentary history of the League of Women Voters
（Contributions in American studies, no. 108）
Greenwood, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Through a judicious selection of documents from the papers of the League of Women Voters of the United States in the Library of Congress, Stuhler reveals the rich history of an organization designed to serve the public interest. In the aftermath of the 72-year long effort by American women to win the vote, the League was formed to prepare these new voters for their responsibilities as full participating citizens. The organization's first president, Maud Wood Park, and her associates established Citizenship Schools throughout the nation to educate women, and they were so successful that one newspaper complained, Why not for men, too?
Succeeding presidents built the League's reputation as an organization inventive in its dual roles as a voter educator and civic activist. While League members were expected to be nonpartisan, they were also encouraged to be active in their parties, a sometimes confusing posture. Nevertheless, the League-as an advocate in support of specified public policies-succeeded in maintaining an informed nonpartisanship that came to be respected by opinion and political leaders, and the public learned that it could depend upon the League for unbiased information in election contests. In making it possible for women to show their strength and do what they have done for some 80 years, the League has made incalculable contributions to the public good. Students, scholars, and the informed public interested in American political and women's history will find this documentary collection invaluable.
Table of Contents
Preface Women and Politics The Politics of Woman Suffrage From Jubilee to Victory The Decisive Year Possibilities, Hopes, Dreams The Pan-American Convention "An Every Woman's Organization" An Experiment in Political Education Unfinished Business The Tennessee Valley Authority The Deserving Public The Search for Peace Two Endings and a Beginning The Atomic Age Years of Maturity, 1950-1970 Epilogue Bibliography Index
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