Pioneering the Vote

The Untold Story of Suffragists in Utah and the West

by Neylan McBaine

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Pub Date Aug 04 2020 | Archive Date Aug 18 2020

Shadow Mountain Publishing | Shadow Mountain

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Description

In 1895, Utah's leading suffragist, Emmeline B. Wells, welcomed her friends Susan B. Anthony and Reverend Anna Howard Shaw to a gathering of more than 8,000 people from around the nation at the Rocky Mountain Suffrage Convention. They were there to celebrate the suffrage movement's recent wins and strategize their next triumphs. Pioneering the Vote tells the remarkable, largely unknown story of the early suffrage victories that happened in states and territories in the American West. With the encouragement of the Eastern leaders, women from Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho came together in a unique moment of friendship and unified purpose to secure the vote for women in America.

In 1895, Utah's leading suffragist, Emmeline B. Wells, welcomed her friends Susan B. Anthony and Reverend Anna Howard Shaw to a gathering of more than 8,000 people from around the nation at the...

Advance Praise

"It takes courage, fearlessness and strength to stand out and stand up for what is right. Neylan has created a masterpiece highlighting untold stories of influential women of the west who did just that. The stories shared and the insight given is inspiring, enlightening and empowering." -Noelle Pikus Pace, Olympic Medalist and founder of Get My Goal

"It takes courage, fearlessness and strength to stand out and stand up for what is right. Neylan has created a masterpiece highlighting untold stories of influential women of the west who did just...