Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Thoennes Keller, Kristin

Carrie Chapman Catt : a voice for women by Kristin Thoennes Keller. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2006. - 112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Signature lives .

Women's place in early America -- Born to lead -- Carrie's introduction to the suffrage movement -- Preparing for leadership -- President of NAWSA -- International work -- Helping at home, helping abroad -- The federal amendment campaign -- Victory at last! -- Finding peace.

A leader of the women's movement, Carrie Chapman Catt continued the work of her predecessors and pushed state and federal governments to grant women the right to vote. She organized rallies, lobbied the government, and fought against the male establishment until she helped achieve the suffragists' goal: the 19th amendment to the U. S. Constitution.

990L

0756509912 (hardcover)

9780756509910

2005002791


Catt, Carrie Chapman 1859-1947.


National American Woman Suffrage Association.


Suffragists--United States

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