In celebration of Women’s Equality Day on August 26th and the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, we are sharing books about women whose activism and determination secured them the right to vote, and the women who followed in their footsteps to push for further equality.
Books for Women’s Equality Day
By Coll Rowe | August 22 2024 | Political ScienceHistoryGender and Sexuality StudiesSociology
The Great Fight to Win the Vote
9780143128991
The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
$20.00 US
Mar 05, 2019
Paperback
464 Pages
Penguin Books
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 20th Century (1900-1945)
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Gender and Communication
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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9781598536645
In their own voices, the full story of the women and men who struggled to make American democracy whole.
$40.00 US
Jul 07, 2020
Hardcover
761 Pages
Library of America
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Introduction to Political Science
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An Intimate History of Black Feminism
9780593243336
A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.
$30.00 US
Jan 23, 2024
Hardcover
368 Pages
Random House
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Political Thought
- History > U.S. History > African American
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > African American Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Race, Class, and Gender
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Political Science > Introduction to Political Science > Political Theory and Thought
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Gender Studies
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Race Relations
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Change
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World
9780143133414
Arab women journalists speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
$17.00 US
Aug 06, 2019
Paperback
304 Pages
Penguin Books
- Anthropology > Peoples and Cultures > Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
- Communication > Journalism > Broadcast Journalism
- History > Period History: Middle East and North Africa > 21st Century
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Race and Ethnic Studies > Middle East Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Middle Eastern Politics
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9780812974607
Prizewinning historian Estelle B. Freedman brings decades of teaching experience and scholarship to this anthology, which spans more than five centuries and features primary source material from around the globe.
$20.00 US
Sep 18, 2007
Paperback
496 Pages
Modern Library
- English > Comparative Literature > Feminist Theory and Literary Criticism
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Gender in America
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Gender Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Sociology > Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology > Race / Class / Gender > Gender Studies
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Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
9780525561385
Dahlia Lithwick, one of the nation’s foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump’s presidency—and won.
$29.00 US
Sep 20, 2022
Hardcover
368 Pages
Penguin Press
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Law
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > Legal History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Political Science > Comparative Politics > Gender, Sexuality, and Politics
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Civil Rights
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Feminist Law
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Lawyering
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Legal History
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Sex Discrimination
- Legal and Paralegal Studies > Legal Studies > Sexuality and Gender
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Soccer, Me, and the Law That Changed Women's Lives
9780593539187
A beautifully illustrated coming-of-age graphic memoir chronicling how sports shaped one young girl’s life and changed women’s history forever.
$27.00 US
Oct 04, 2022
Paperback
336 Pages
Avery
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Gender Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Work
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Sport
- Health and Kinesiology > Kinesiology > Psychology of Sport
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9780241472415
A collection of writings, speeches, and pamphlets documenting Britain’s fight for women’s right to vote.
$13.00 US
Jun 08, 2021
Paperback
144 Pages
Penguin Books
- English > Comparative Literature > Feminist Theory and Literary Criticism
- History > Period History: England, Ireland, and U.K. > 19th Century
- History > Period History: England, Ireland, and U.K. > 20th Century
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Specialized Courses
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
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9780143132431
An intersectional anthology of works by the known and unknown women that shaped and established the suffrage movement, in time for the 2020 centennial of women’s right to vote, with a foreword by Gloria Steinem.
$18.00 US
Mar 05, 2019
Paperback
560 Pages
Penguin Classics
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 19th Century
- History > Period History: U.S. > America in the 20th Century (1900-1945)
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Gender in America
- History > Race and Gender Studies > History of Women in America
- History > Topical History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > History of Women
- History > U.S. History > U.S. Constitutional History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Introduction to Women's Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Sociology of Women
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and History
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Women's and Gender Studies > Women and Politics
- Political Science > American Government and Politics > Constitution
- Sociology > Social Change > Social Movements and Collective Behavior
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