Stunts and Sensationalism
The Pennsylvania Progressive Era Campaign for Women’s Suffrage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21368700 |
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| Authors | Michelle Moravec (Rosemont College), Katherine Pettine (Rosemont College), Hope Smalley (Drexel University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 631-656 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pennsylvania History A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-4528 • E-ISSN: 2153-2109 |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania State University Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5325/pennhistory.87.4.0631 |
| OpenAlex | W3092335484 |
| Language | EN |
Drawing on biographies of Pennsylvania women active in the National American Woman Suffrage Association, this article explores strategies used by suffragists during the Progressive Era. During Pennsylvania’s 1915 campaign for a state suffrage amendment, supporters participated in several stunts, including suffrage gardens and tour of a replica Liberty Bell. Despite the failure of the amendment to win the vote for women, the experiences of campaigning in 1915 and up to 1919 functioned as a training ground for the first generation of women to fully participate in the political life of Pennsylvania
Political science · Politics · Progressive era · Sensationalism · State (computer science) · Suffrage · Women's suffrage · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Highly cited | No |
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