Clapp, Elizabeth J. "Chapter 13: The Woman Suffrage Movement, 1848-1920." Practice of U.S. Women's History. 238-257. n.p.: Rutgers University Press, 2007. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 8 Dec. 2016.
Elizabeth J. Clapp emphasizes the struggle women faces during the Women's Suffrage Movement. Additionally, Clapp stresses historian's point of view on the movement as well. Surprisingly, many of them view the women as masculine figures when it came to focusing on their actions during the movement. After reviewing this movement, the historians began to see how it impacted other social movement that the United States faced. Furthermore, Clapp presses that woman’s suffrage is the root to women's political involvement.
What’s beneficial of this source is that it provokes thought and controversial views on the movement. While American typically focuses on the main issue, gaining the women the right to vote, it overlooks the lack of diversity of the people in the movement- the women were predominantly white. Additionally, Clapp analyzes their actual intentions, effectiveness, and how they were perceived by those outside the movement. Also, Clapp engages in describing the politics behind creating the new amendment.
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