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xiii Acknowledgments It is impossible for me to think of this text as “my”book because I have drawn extensively on the resources of others. I can only attempt to thank most of them here. First,I am deeply indebted to my mentor and friend Cheryl Glenn, who provided constant support and insightful feedback through many earlier versions of this manuscript. Heartfelt thanks also go to Don Bialostosky, Steve Browne, Sharon Crowley, and Jack Selzer for stimulating my thinking and keeping me on track while I worked on this project at Penn State University.It has been a true privilege to work with each of them.I was also fortunate enough to work with some wonderful people at Syracuse University . I am especially grateful to Louise Wetherbee Phelps, who introduced me to a fascinating field,and to Catherine Smith,who continues to share her brilliant ideas with me. This project would not have been possible without the financial support I received from several sources.My archival work at the Schlesinger Library, the Library of Congress,and the Swarthmore College Peace Collection was supported by funds from the Research and Graduate Studies Office and the Institute for Arts and Humanistic Studies at Penn State University.A fellowship from the Spencer Foundation for Research in Education allowed me to focus on writing for an entire academic year—a luxury I appreciate beyond words.IamalsoindebtedtothemanywonderfulpeopleattheSpencerFoundation for putting me in contact with Linda Brodkey,who has also provided valuable feedback on my work.Additional research on Julia Grace Wales and time for final revisions of this manuscript were enabled by a Summer Research /Creative Activity Award from the College of Arts and Science at East Carolina University. I would like also to thank Keats Sparrow, Dean of East Carolina University’s Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, for a teaching release that allowed for writing time,and Thomas Feldbush,Vice Chancellor for Research,Economic Development,and Community Engagement at East Carolina University, for his office’s financial support of this project. Thanks are due to the many people who have helped me find my way in the archives.Archival records—notes,typescripts,clippings,photos,etc.— are at the heart of this project, and I am grateful to those who helped me locate and use them. Thanks to Ellen Shea and the staff of the Schlesinger xiv Library on the History of Women; Wendy Chmielewski and the staff at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection; Patrick Kerwin and the staff of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress; Lyndsey Farrington, Shirley Ponomareff,and Gretchen Knell at the League of Women Voters of the United States; Stacey Patricoski at the League of Women Voters of Illinois ; the staff of Photoduplication Services at the National Archives of Canada; and Patricia Bakunas at the University of Chicago Library,Special Collections Department. Thanks are also due to Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms series editor Shirley Wilson Logan for her useful suggestions as I revised this book and to Karl Kageff,executive editor at Southern Illinois University Press,for his tremendous patience and helpful responses to all of my questions. Of course I would never have finished this book without the assistance of my family and friends. Many wonderful colleagues in the Department of English at East Carolina University have helped me complete this project with their useful feedback and an occasional shoulder to cry on.Invaluable encouragement also came from my dear friends Laura Sitterley, Amelia Devin Freedman,and Erica Rosen.Many thanks to my brother,Brian,whose humor kept my spirits up and to my mother, Carolyn, whose unwavering confidence in me has kept me going. Finally, loving thanks are due to my wonderful husband,Brent Henze,whose intellectual and emotional support amaze and sustain me. Acknowledgments xv Vote and Voice ...

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