1. Framing the Question in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. The Final Suffrage Debates, 1920s and 1930s -- 3. Women As Legislative Colleagues -- 4. The First Women Legislators -- 5. National Contrasts -- Conclusion: Women Legislators in the Twenty-First Century.
Summary:
"This book compares British, French, and American legislative debates on woman suffrage and women's rights. Beginning with an analysis of Tocqueville and J.S. Mill on the impact of suffrage, the book continues with analysis of floor debates, comparing gender style, the French on parity and the Americans on the ERA and concluding with modern debates"-- Provided by publisher.
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