North Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 2

by Sally G. McMillen

Book Overview

By the twentieth century, North Carolina's progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics. These women included Gertrude Weil who fought tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment, which extended suffrage to women, and founded the state chapter of the League of Women Voters once the amendment was ratified in 1920. Gladys Avery Tillett, an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820340022
• ISBN13: 9780820340029
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"