The Story of The Woman\'s Party

Agitation for an amendment to the National Constitution had virtually ceased. Before the death of Susan B. Anthony in 1906, Suffragists had turned their attention to the States. Suffrage agitation there was persistent, vigorous, and untiring; in Washington, it was merely perfunctory. The National...

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The Story of The Woman\'s Party

PART ONE 1913 and 1914 I INTRODUCTION
II ALICE PAUL
III ALICE PAUL AND LUCY BURNS
IV F STREET AND THE EARLY DAYS
V MAKING THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT AN ISSUE
VI PRESSURE ON CONGRESS
VII PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT
VIII THE STRUGGLE WITH THE RULES COMMITTEE
IX THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE WOMEN VOTERS
X CONGRESS TAKES UP THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
PART TWO 1915-1916 THE WOMAN VOTERS APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS
II THE NEW HEADQUARTERS AND THE MIDDLE YEARS
III THE CONFLICT WITH THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
IV MORE PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT
V FORMING THE WOMAN’S PARTY
VI STILL MORE PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT
VII THE SECOND APPEAL TO WOMEN VOTERS
VIII HAIL AND FAREWELL
PART THREE 1917 I THE PERPETUAL DELEGATION
1. The Peaceful Picketing
2. The Peaceful Reception
3. The War on the Pickets
4. The Court and the Pickets
5. The Strange Ladies
II TELLING THE COUNTRY
III MORE PRESSURE ON CONGRESS
PART FOUR VICTORY I THE NEW HEADQUARTERS AND THE LATER YEARS
II LOBBYING
III ORGANIZING
IV THE PRESIDENT CAPITULATES AND THE HOUSE SURRENDERS
V FIGHTING FOR VOTES IN THE SENATE
VI BURNING THE PRESIDENT’S WORDS
VII THE PRESIDENT APPEALS TO THE SENATE TO PASS THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
VIII PICKETING THE SENATE
IX THE THIRD APPEAL TO THE WOMEN VOTERS
X THE PRESIDENT INCLUDES SUFFRAGE IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS
XI BURNING THE PRESIDENT’S WORDS AGAIN
XII THE WATCHFIRES OF FREEDOM
XIII THE APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT ON HIS RETURN
XIV THE APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT ON HIS DEPARTURE
XV THE PRESIDENT OBTAINS THE LAST VOTE AND CONGRESS SURRENDERS
XVI RATIFICATION
XVII THE LAST DAYS

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