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Mrs. Lockwood , in five years of lobbying , succeeded in winning enough Senate support for pas- sage of just such a bill , and in 1879 she was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court . Although discrimination against women was ...
Mrs. Lockwood , in five years of lobbying , succeeded in winning enough Senate support for pas- sage of just such a bill , and in 1879 she was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court . Although discrimination against women was ...
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The Senate Vote . Suffragists were exultant . But victory was far from won ; it would take another year and a half to get Senate acceptance and then , with only eleven states having full suffrage , ratification would take enormous work ...
The Senate Vote . Suffragists were exultant . But victory was far from won ; it would take another year and a half to get Senate acceptance and then , with only eleven states having full suffrage , ratification would take enormous work ...
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The House repassed the measure 304 to 89 and this time the Senate passed it too , in spite of a last desperate stand by the opposition which included a five - hour speech by Senator James Reed of Missouri . He spoke in vain ; on June 4 ...
The House repassed the measure 304 to 89 and this time the Senate passed it too , in spite of a last desperate stand by the opposition which included a five - hour speech by Senator James Reed of Missouri . He spoke in vain ; on June 4 ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |