Victory: How Women Won It 1840–1940

Name/Title

Victory: How Women Won It 1840–1940

Description

Based upon the records of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and lineal descendant of the pioneers for women's rights.

Context

This book is based on the accomplishments of the U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement from 1840 to 1940 and legal rights women had to fight for through reason, logic, patience, determination and union. The book focuses on the work of the pioneers and how to continue to preserve the liberties that were fought for at the time of publication.

Category

Women
Diversity

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book

Book Details

Edition

First Edition; limited edition 79 out of 300

Publisher

The H. W. Wilson Company

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1940

Copyright

Copyright Holder

The H.W. Wilson Company

Copyright Date

1940

General Notes

Note

Signed on copyright page by Carrie Chapman Cott. Cott was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Cott served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900–1904 and 1915–1920

Create Date

January 21, 2021

Update Date

July 27, 2026