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Freeman, a frequent writer on the women's movement in the US, first looked at 1920 for the beginnings of women in American politics, assuming they got the vote then started politicking. But she kept finding precursors, and gave up the search for the genesis when she reached the 1860s. From there she follows the story to the present. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In this important volume, Jo Freeman brings us the very full, rich story of how American women entered into political life and party politics-well before suffrage and, in many cases, completely separate from it. She shows how women carefully and methodically learned about the issues, the candidates, and the institutions, put themselves to work, and made themselves indispensable not only to the men running for office, but to the political system overall.
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