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Citizens at Last

The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas

Citizens at Last( )
General Editor: Temple, Ellen C.
Editor: Winegarten, Ruthe
McArthur, Judith N.
Author: Scott, Anne Firor
Series title:Ellen C. Temple Classics in the Women in Texas History Series, Sponsored by the Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation Ser.
ISBN:978-1-62349-365-3
Publication Date:Nov 2015
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

"There is so much to be learned from the documents collected here. . . . Where better than in this record to find the inspiration to achieve another high point of women's political history?"--from the foreword by Anne Firor Scott

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: History / Women
History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, Nm, Ok, Tx)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 Inches
Book Weight:0.85 Pounds
Author Biography
Scott, Anne Firor (General Editor)
Anne Firor Scott was born Anne Byrd Firor in Montezuma, Georgia on April 24, 1921. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in political science from Northwestern University. In 1943, she went to Washington for an internship in a congressman's office, then took a job the next year with the League of Women Voters. She got married in 1947. She worked on a Ph.D. while raising the couple's three children. She received a Ph.D. from Radcliffe College in 1958. She taught a few American history courses at the University of North Carolina before joining the history department at Duke University in 1961. She stayed for 30 years and served as department chairwoman from 1980 to 1985.

She wrote several books including The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930 and Natural Allies: Women's Associations in American History. She received the 2013 National Humanities Medal. She died on February 5, 2019 at the age of 97.

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