How did the first female voters cast their ballots? For almost 100
years, answers to this question have eluded scholars. Counting Women's
Ballots employs new data and novel methods to provide insights into
whether, how, and with what consequences women voted in the elections
after suffrage. The analysis covers a larger and more diverse set of
places, over a longer period of time, than has previously been
possible. J. Kevin Corder and Christina Wolbrecht find that the extent
to which women voted and which parties they supported varied
considerably across time and place, challenging attempts to describe
female voters in terms of simple generalizations. Many women adapted
quickly to their new right; others did not. In some cases, women
reinforced existing partisan advantages; in others, they contributed
to dramatic political realignment. Counting Women's Ballots improves
our understanding of the largest expansion of the American electorate
during a transformative period of American history.
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Female Voters from Suffrage through the New Deal
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781316723289
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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