The Golden Lane: How Missouri Women Gained the Vote and Changed History
Nov 2019 · Arcadia Publishing
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The powerful story of the women who stood up for their right to vote in early twentieth-century Missouri—includes photos.
It was June 14, 1916, a warm, sticky Wednesday morning. The Democratic Convention would soon meet in St. Louis. Inside the Jefferson Hotel, the men ate breakfast and met with their committees. Outside the hotel, thousands of women quietly took their places along both sides of Locust Street.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, each one in a dress that brushed the pavement, shading herself with a yellow parasol and wearing a yellow sash that said "Votes for Women." The all-male delegations may not have had a comfortable walk down the Golden Lane—but they were moved to add women's suffrage to the national platform. In this book, Margot McMillen tells the story of this fight for a right too often taken for granted and the part that Missouri women played in it.
It was June 14, 1916, a warm, sticky Wednesday morning. The Democratic Convention would soon meet in St. Louis. Inside the Jefferson Hotel, the men ate breakfast and met with their committees. Outside the hotel, thousands of women quietly took their places along both sides of Locust Street.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, each one in a dress that brushed the pavement, shading herself with a yellow parasol and wearing a yellow sash that said "Votes for Women." The all-male delegations may not have had a comfortable walk down the Golden Lane—but they were moved to add women's suffrage to the national platform. In this book, Margot McMillen tells the story of this fight for a right too often taken for granted and the part that Missouri women played in it.
The powerful story of the women who stood up for their right to vote in early twentieth-century Missouri—includes photos.
It was June 14, 1916, a warm, sticky Wednesday morning. The Democratic Convention would soon meet in St. Louis. Inside the Jefferson Hotel, the men ate breakfast and met wit...
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About the author
Margot Ford McMillen has written six books and numerous articles about Missouri issues, heritage, women, conservation and history. Besides writing and teaching, she is a farmer and raises food for Missouri restaurants and stores. She lives with her husband, Dr. Howard Wight Marshall, in Callaway County.
Margot Ford McMillen has written six books and numerous articles about Missouri issues, heritage, women, conservation and history. Besides writing and teaching, she is a farmer and raises food for Missouri restaurants and stores. She lives with her husband, Dr. Howard Wight Marshall, in Callaway ...
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