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Bjorkman, Frances M.; Porritt, Annie G. (eds.). Woman Suffrage: History, Arguments and Results, May 1915, consolidates key writings and statistical material used by the organized suffrage movement to advance the case for women's enfranchisement in the United States. Issued by the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the volume functioned as a practical handbook for speakers, debaters, and organizers, providing coordinated arguments, legislative updates, and responses to common objections during the final phase of national campaigning preceding the Nineteenth Amendment. Known among suffragists as the "Blue Book," the publication demonstrates the movement's systematic approach to persuasion and public education, supporting research into political organizing, women's rights advocacy, and the dissemination of reform literature. Bjorkman, Frances M.; Porritt, Annie G. (eds.). Woman Suffrage: History, Arguments and Results. New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association, May 1915. Small format volume measuring approximately 4" x 6.5", bound in original blue cloth boards. The collection assembles seven essays, including Ida Husted Harper's "A Brief History of the Movement for Woman Suffrage in the United States," Jane Addams's "Why Women Should Vote," Carrie Chapman Catt's "Do You Know?," and Alice Stone Blackwell's "The Sentiment for Woman Suffrage." Designed for portability, the volume was explicitly intended "for the convenience of suffrage speakers and writers" and includes material summarizing legislative progress and counterarguments encountered in public debate. Published at a moment when suffrage organizations intensified coordinated national efforts through print, lectures, and political advocacy, the volume illustrates how standardized messaging enabled activists to operate across local and national contexts with shared rhetorical strategies. The inclusion of historical overview, statistical evidence, and argumentative guidance reflects a mature movement infrastructure focused on achieving federal constitutional change. As a compact and widely used organizing tool, the book provides insight into the practical mechanics of suffrage advocacy in the years immediately preceding national enfranchisement. Light shelfwear to boards; interior clean; overall in very good condition.
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