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The 19th Amendment Under Pressure

Histories of how women won the ballot alongside the constitutional and political mechanics that determine whether that right holds.

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6 booksSeptember 14, 2026
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Republican Women Warn of GOP Risk Amid Calls to Repeal 19th Amendmentsuaragarut.idGOP women sound alarm as Lindsay Clancy backlash revives calls to repeal 19th...foxnews.com19th Amendment: advocacy groups say it’s facing renewed threatseciks.org

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  1. The Woman's Hour

    1. The Woman's Hour

    Elaine Weiss, Elaine F. Weiss
    A detailed narrative history of the ratification battle that situates the 19th Amendment politically and culturally,...
    Shelf signal: Women's Lives
  2. The Second Founding

    2. The Second Founding

    Eric Foner
    A constitutional history showing how postwar amendments reshaped equality and why those guarantees can be contested...
    Shelf signal: Civil War Era
  3. Ballot Battles

    3. Ballot Battles

    Edward Foley, Edward B. Foley
    A focused account of ballot disputes and legal contests that explains how voting rights are litigated and can be...
    Shelf signal: U.S. History
  4. Justice on the Brink

    4. Justice on the Brink

    Linda Greenhouse
    Analysis of the Supreme Court’s transformation that clarifies how judicial change can affect voting-rights protections.
    Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
  5. Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

    5. Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

    Ruy Teixeira, John B. Judis
    Discussion of party realignment and coalition dynamics that illuminates the political incentives behind attacks on...
    Shelf signal: Conservatism & Liberalism
  6. The Feminine Mystique

    6. The Feminine Mystique

    Betty Friedan, Gail Collins
    A foundational account of women’s liberation that provides social and cultural context for why suffrage remains...
    Shelf signal: Women
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