Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement by Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. documents women’s long, historic fight for political recognition. Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, this distinctive First Edition features more than 960 historic photographs and illustrations that bring the movement alive. Winning the Vote shows how women have long been active participants in American history and how they became politically powerful even without their right to vote.

Praised for its historical coverage and accuracy, Winning the Vote presents the woman suffrage movement clearly and chronologically, with emphasis on the remarkable personalities and turbulent political campaigns of the early 20th century. Large format photographs and vibrant images expand on a fast-paced text highlighting key developments between 1848 and 1920. The book covers in detail the many electoral campaigns suffragists organized in the states, along with the dramatic final drive for the 19th Amendment. more