Doris Weatherford

Doris Weatherford

Doris Weatherford is active in the political arena and has been extensively recognized for her contributions to the field of women’s history. She was editor-in-chief and major contributor to the monumental reference work, A History of Women in the United States: State-by-State Reference, which offers detailed and engaging histories of women in each of the fifty states. Her other publications include Foreign and Female: Immigrant Women in America, 1840-1920; American Women’s History: An A to Z of People, Organizations, Issues and Events; Milestones: A Chronology of American Women’s History; American Women during World War II; and a two-volume work for Congressional Quarterly Press: Women in American Politics: History and Milestones.

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Victory for the Vote
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Victory for the Vote
  • By: Doris Weatherford
  • Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 13 hours 28 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2020
  • Language: English
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An inspirational gift for women In her book Victory for the Vote, women’s history expert Doris Weatherford offers an engaging and detailed narrative history of women’s seven-decade fight for the vote, and the continuing current-day... Read more

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