Publisher's Synopsis
Moving beyond purely ethical arguments, the authors contend that gender inequality is not just a moral failing; it is a waste of resources. In doing so, they lay out the case for making gender inequality a serious focus of economic planning.
Election time 1920, however, was not the first year that women began legally voting in national elections. Women in Wyoming had already been casting their votes officially for over 50 years. When Wyoming became a territory in 1869, their territorial constitution had granted full suffrage rights to women. In fact, by 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, 15 states had already given women the right to vote. Thirteen of those states were west of the Mississippi. In addition, many women in the West could own property, had more equitable divorce laws and were allowed to hold public office. This was not true of most women in the East. This book describes highlights of the progress that was made during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
