Gilded Suffragists : The New York Socialites Who Fought for Women's Right to ...

Description: Gilded Suffragists : The New York Socialites Who Fought for Women's Right to Vote, Paperback by Neuman, Johanna, ISBN 1479806625, ISBN-13 9781479806621, Brand New, Free shipping in the US New York City&;s elite women who turned a feminist cause into a fashionable revolution In the early twentieth century over two hundred of New York's most glamorous socialites joined the suffrage movement. Their names&;Astor, Belmont, Rockefeller, Tiffany, Vanderbilt, Whitney and the like&;carried enormous public value. These women were the media darlings of their day because of the extravagance of their costume balls and the opulence of the French couture clothes, and they leveraged their social celebrity for political power, turning women's right to vote into a fashionable cause. Although they were dismissed by critics as bored socialites &;trying on suffrage as they might the latest couture designs from Paris,&; these gilded suffragists were at the epicenter of the great reforms known collectively as the Progressive Era. From championing education for women, to pursuing careers, and advocating for the end of marriage, these women were engaged with the swirl of change that swept through the streets of New York City. Johanna Neuman restores these women to their rightful place in the story of women&;s suffrage. Understanding the need for popular approval for any social change, these socialites used their wealth, power, social connections and style to excite mainstream interest and to diffuse resistance to the cause. In the end, as Neuman says, when change was in the air, these women helped push women&;s suffrage over the finish line.

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Book Title: Gilded Suffragists : The New York Socialites Who Fought for Women

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Johanna Neuman

Publication Name: Gilded Suffragists : the NY Socialites Who Fought for Women's Right to Vote

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: NY University Press

Publication Year: 2019

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 11.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages