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11 totalNATIONAL SUFFRAGE LIBRARY - WOMAN SUFFRAGE BY FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - COMPILED BY CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT - PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE PUBLISHING CO., INC. 171 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO - THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LEGISLATURES OF THE SEVERAL STATES. IT GOES WITH THE HOPE THAT IT MAY LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REASONS FOR A FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT NO STATE SHALL DENY THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ACCOUNT OF SEX. - INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER I - WHY THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT?
CHAPTER II. - STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OBSTRUCTIONS[A]
CHAPTER III. - ELECTION LAWS AND REFERENDA
CHAPTER IV. - THE STORY OF THE 1916 REFERENDA
CHAPTER V. - FEDERAL ACTION AND STATE RIGHTS - HENRY WADE ROGERS
CHAPTER VI - OBJECTIONS TO THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT - I. STATES RIGHTS. THIS OBJECTION IS URGED BY ALL OPPONENTS OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE, BUT IS EITHER A BARRICADE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM THE NECESSITY OF EXPOSING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NO REASONS, OR IS A PLAY TO POSTPONE WOMAN SUFFRAGE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. BY A FEW IT IS URGED CONSCIENTIOUSLY AND WITH CONVICTION.
APPENDIX A
Description
This work surveys the case for a federal constitutional amendment to secure women’s voting rights in the United States. Drawing on the long‑standing efforts of the National Woman Suffrage Association, it details the legislative history of the amendment’s repeated introductions and the stark contrast between the millions of men who have entered the electorate without question and the educated, property‑owning women still denied the ballot. The author also highlights how other democracies—Australia, New Zealand, the Scandinavian nations, and several Canadian provinces—have granted suffrage through parliamentary acts rather than popular referenda.
The book then lays out seven core reasons why a federal amendment is the most effective path forward, emphasizing the need for the United States to keep pace with its peers abroad. By presenting facts, comparative examples, and logical arguments, it aims to clarify why constitutional change, rather than piecemeal state reforms, is essential for achieving true national equality.
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-10-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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