Read Women discussion

This is the thread for our June non-fiction nominations. This month we are looking to read and discuss a book focused on the women's suffrage movement, anywhere around the globe. Please drop your nominations below.

Criteria:
1. Book must be by a female author (transwomen and women using male pseudonyms are women).
2. No books that have already been group reads within the past 3 years/36 months (check the group's bookshelf).
3. Do not nominate a book you have written or for which you are the publicist or lead marketer.
4. Consider availability. If a book is available in the US and UK (at minimum), and in paperback and ebook formats, more members can participate than if not.

To Nominate:
1. Give both the title of the book and the author's name when nominating to avoid confusion. Please use the 'add book/author' button when nominating.
2. Indicate whether you are willing or not to lead discussion if your nomination is chosen.
3. Maximum - one nomination per member.

Nominations closed.

Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware - Michaela
The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine F. Weiss - Mj

The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women's Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898 by Lisa Tetrault - Carol

I nominate The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women's Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898 by Lisa Tetrault. I can lead.

Excerpt from the synopsis: The story of how the women's rights movement began at the Seneca Falls convention of 1848 is a cherished American myth. The standard account credits founders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott with defining and then leading the campaign for women's suffrage. In her provocative new history, Lisa Tetrault demonstrates that Stanton, Anthony, and their peers gradually created and popularized this origins story during the second half of the nineteenth century in response to internal movement dynamics as well as the racial politics of memory after the Civil War. ...

Question: If we broadened the theme to "voting rights," are there books you'd want to nominate and discuss?

Sorry, I missed the thread. Will think of something.

Michaela wrote: "Sorry, I missed the thread. Will think of something."

Awesome.

Seriously just seeing this thread. Goodreads is at it again. Will send blast asap, Carol. Hopefully it will help.

This one sounds interesting to me: Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware.

Michaela wrote: "This one sounds interesting to me: Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware."

It does!

I think both nominated books look interesting; however, neither seem accessible enough for significant participation.

Would prefer to nominate a book that is currently available in my library and hopefully in other members' libraries as well. It has more than 3,000 Goodreads ratings.

My nomination is The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by journalist Elaine F. Weiss. It focuses on black women seeking voting rights, is described as a compelling and page-turning read and seems very relevant in today's current political climate that is working hard to disenfranchise black voters - both males and females. Can lead if the book if chosen.

MJ, I agree that accessibility is essential and am glad you noted it. Your nom is one I saw while researching, too, and it does look compelling. Thanks for proposing it!

I'll close noms now and put the poll up.

It´s different for everyone what´s accessible. I can get neither of the books, but would buy the one I nominated. The only one from the lists I had a look into that´s at my library (I´m not in the US!) is Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes.

I hear you Michaela about accessiblitily and empathize. I too am not from the U.S, but the book I nominated happened to be in my library. Was basing accessibiltity on Goodreads ratings - figured 3000+ ratings for this book would mean more accessible to most members than the other 2 books but who knows maybe Goodreads is heavily Us based.

It definitely is, Mj!