Turning Rights into Ballots
The Uneven Integration of Women into Electoral Politics after Suffrage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6098036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Wolbrecht (0000-0001-9472-2511, University of Notre Dame), J Kevin Corder (0000-0003-4672-7419, Western Michigan University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 479-483 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104909652000027x |
| OpenAlex | W3040896162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
After a more than seven-decade battle, American women secured the right to vote in August 1920. The struggle for women to have a voice in elections was not over, however. The Nineteenth Amendment states that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” The amendment gives Congress the power to enforce the law by appropriate legislation. It does not, however, empower or charge any government office or actor with ensuring that women can and do cast ballots. This article argues that this reality, often taken for granted, has serious implications for both the incorporation of women into the electorate and the representation of their political interests
Battle · Legislation · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Suffrage · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Politics and Representation · History · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |