The Big Vote: Gender, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Exclusion, 1890s–1920s

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THE BIG VOTE Gender, Consumer Culture, and the Politics of Exclusion, 1890s–1920s Liette Gidlow The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore and London © 2004 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2004 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Johns Hopkins Paperbacks edition, 2007 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this book as follows: Gidlow, Liette The big vote : gender, consumer culture, and the politics of exclusion, 1890s–1920s / Liette Gidlow. p. cm. — (Reconfiguring American political history) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 08018-7864-0 (alk. paper) 1. Political participation—United States. 2. Voting—United States. 3. Women in politics—United States. I. Title. II. Series. JK1764.G43 2004 324.973´0915—dc22 2003015033 ISBN 10: 0-8018-8637-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 13: 978-0-8018-8637-9 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. To my partner This page intentionally left blank ...