| The Golden Lane: How Missouri Women Gained the Vote and Changed History Contributor(s): McMillen, Margot (Author), Mosley, Mary (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1609490134 ISBN-13: 9781609490133 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
| Dewey: 324.623 |
| LCCN: 2011012903 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It was June 14, 1916, a warm, sticky Wednesday morning. The Democratic Convention would soon meet in St. Louis. Inside the Jefferson Hotel, the men ate breakfast and met with their committees. Outside the hotel, thousands of women quietly took their places along both sides of Locust Street. They stood shoulder to shoulder, each one in a dress that brushed the pavement, shading herself with a yellow parasol and wearing a yellow sash that said Votes for Women."? The all-male delegations may not have had a comfortable walk down the Golden Lane, but they were moved to add women's suffrage to the national platform. Join Margot McMillen for an accessible history of a privilege too often taken for granted." |
Contributor Bio(s): McMillen, Margot: - Margot Ford McMillen has written six books and numerous articles about Missouri issues, heritage, women, conservation and history. Besides writing and teaching, she is a farmer and raises food for Missouri restaurants and stores. She lives with her husband, Dr. Howard Wight Marshall, in Callaway County. |