Voices Without Votes
Author: Ronald J. Zboray
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1584658681
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevelatory scholarship about New England women engaging mainstream politics in the antebellum period
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Storable Votes
Author: Alessandra Casella
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Published: 2012-01-12
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 019530909X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStorable votes allow the minority to win occasionally while treating every voter equally and increasing the efficiency of decision-making, without the need for external knowledge of voters' preferences. This book complements the theoretical discussion with several experiments, showing that the promise of the idea is borne out by the data: the outcomes of the experiments and the payoffs realized match very closely the predictions of the theory.
The Voice that Won the Vote
Author: Elisa Boxer
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2020-03-15
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1534166734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn August of 1920, women's suffrage in America came down to the vote in Tennessee. If the Tennessee legislature approved the 19th amendment it would be ratified, giving all American women the right to vote. The historic moment came down to a single vote and the voter who tipped the scale toward equality did so because of a powerful letter his mother, Febb Burn, had written him urging him to "Vote for suffrage and don't forget to be a good boy." The Voice That Won the Vote is the story of Febb, her son Harry, and the letter than gave all American women a voice.
No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way
Author: Symphony Way pavement dwellers
Publisher: Fahamu/Pambazuka
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1906387842
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'A beauty, extraordinary in every way', Naomi Klein, author of 'The Shock Doctrine'Shack-dwelling families in Cape Town who were evicted from their homes write about the vibrant community they created on the street and their anti-eviction campaign.
Your Voice Your Vote
Author: Martha Burk
Publisher: Martha Burk
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1470165538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new 2016- 2018 edition of Your Voice, Your Vote is a manifesto for this year's woman voter and for male voters who care about the women in their lives. Martha Burk empowers the reader to cut through the double talk, irrelevancies, and false promises, and focuses directly on what's at stake for women not only in the 2016 election, but also in the years beyond. Where women stand, what women think, and what we need -- with tough questions for candidates to hold their feet to the fire. Your Voice, Your Vote should be carried to every political rally, every press conference, every precinct meeting -- and into the voting booth.
One Person, No Vote
Author: Carol Anderson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-09-11
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1635571375
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs featured in the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the National Book Award in Nonfiction Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: Washington Post * Boston Globe * NPR* Bustle * BookRiot * New York Public Library From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, the startling--and timely--history of voter suppression in America, with a foreword by Senator Dick Durbin. In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans.
Finish the Fight!
Author: Veronica Chambers
Publisher: Versify
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 035840830X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis exciting collaboration with the New York Times will reveal the untold stories of the diverse heroines who fought for the 19th amendment. On the 100th anniversary of the historic win for women's rights, it's time to celebrate the names and stories of the women whose courage helped change the fabric of America.
Vote and Voice
Author: Wendy B Sharer
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2007-03-13
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780809327508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVote and Voice is the first book-length study to address the writing and speaking practices of members of women's political organizations in the decade after the suffrage movement.
Votes for Women!
Author: Barbara A. Somervill
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781883846961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfiles Carrie Chapman Catt, an educator, prohibitionist, and women's rights advocate who was instrumental in the passage of the nineteenth amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Real Choices/new Voices
Author: Douglas J. Amy
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0231125496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a growing realization that many of the problems afflicting American elections can be traced to the electoral system itself, in particular to our winner-take-all approach to electing officials. Douglas Amy demonstrates that switching to proportional representation elections--the voting system used in most other Western democracies, by which officials are elected in large, multimember districts according to the proportion of the vote won by their parties--would enliven democratic political debate, increase voter choice and voter turnout, ensure fair representation for third parties and minorities, eliminate wasted votes and "spoliers," and ultimately produce policies that better reflect the public will. Looking beyond new voting machines and other quick fixes for our electoral predicament, this new edition of Real Choices/New Voices offers a timely and imaginative way out of the frustrations of our current system of choosing leaders.
