And they persisted.. A century of impact by Iowa leagues
Book - 2020
Details the myriad ways the League of Women Voters of Iowa has helped guide the state's voters, legislatures, and local governments.
Saved in:
| Location | Call Number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Reference Collection | REF/IOWA/324.62309777/Meloy/2020 | Library Use Only | |
| 2nd Floor | 324.62309777/Meloy | Checked In |
- Subjects
- Published
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Iowa City, Iowa :
League of Women Voters of Johnson County
[2020]
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Main Author
- Corporate Author
- Physical Description
- xv, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), fascimiles, portraits ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780578716855
- Prologue
- Stepping up to a challenge... Preserving "one person, one vote"
- In the beginning... The first women's rights advocates, followed by the suffrage movement
- Hard won... The Nineteenth Amendment becomes a reality
- Remember the gentlemen... The men who supported women's suffrage
- From victory to the informed voter... The formation of the National League of Women Voters
- From citizenship schools to environmental activism... The League of Women Voters of Iowa
- Taking action... Advocacy and lobbying
- Getting 'er done... the legislation the League has worked to pass
- Taking on the city and county... Study and action of local leagues
- "Where, oh where, have all the flowers gone?"... Former local leagues
- "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers"... The League's voter service activities
- Not done... Future challenges for the League
- Appendices.