The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise

by Jayne Morris-Crowther

Follows the work of Detroit women's organizations as they dealt with issues related to voting, industrialization, and immigration.

In the early 1900s, Detroit's clubwomen successfully lobbied for issues like creating playgrounds for children, building public baths, raising the age for child workers, and reforming the school board and city charter. But when they won the vote in 1918, Detroit's clubwomen, both black and white, were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814338151
• ISBN13: 9780814338155
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"