Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote

For a long time the story of American women winning the vote has been told through a few famous leaders, all white and native born. Ware shows a far wider and more varied movement, one that worked across the country by protesting, petitioning and insisting on full citizenship.

The book shows how race, class and religion divided the suffrage movement, and it celebrates activists who have gone unheralded, including African American, Mormon and Jewish women. Their experiences, often dramatic and joyful, still speak to a new generation of women who want to be heard.

Readers of American history, women's history and civil rights will find it a rich account. Edition note: published by Belknap Pr in 2019, 345 pages, ISBN-13 9780674986688.