The history of Women's Suffrage is important for modern females to understand. It's far longer and more complex than we are lead to believe in school. Frazer walks us step by step through the timeline, introducing us to important figures in the fight and the role they played in getting women the vote. We see how their paths intertwine and diverge, their differing approaches and ideologies. She also doesn't shy away from relaying the darker parts of the story - not only the abuses women faced but also the racism and classism they themselves practiced. We come to understand the influence of various territories and their desire for statehood on the movement on the whole, the complexities of suffrage at odds with emancipation, and various religions on the various attempts to ratify suffrage. This is no simple celebration of activists but an in depth look at a complex and long term struggle.
More information: Vote! releases August 6.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley.
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