Forging the Franchise: The Political Origins of the Women's Vote

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The important political motivations behind why women finally won the right to vote In the 1880s, women were barred from voting in all national-level elections, but by 1920 they were going to the polls in nearly thirty countries. What caused this massive change Why did male politicians agree to extend voting rights to women Contrary to conventi

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"Winner of the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"
"The book presents a compelling strategic explanation for the recognition of womens voting rights. However, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this work is that it analyses the development of womens enfranchisement in the general framework of the democratization process. The book helps to fill that gap and is a significant contribution toward a holistic understanding of the emergence and consolidation of democratic regimes."---Arantxa Elizondo, Democratization
"This book is well worth reading and will probably disrupt the literature on democratisation and make its way onto reading lists in a variety of fields that deal with the enfranchisement of women and electoral reform. It is a very worthy book, deserving of high praise for clarity and common sense."---Nicoletta F. Gullace, History: Journal of the Historical Association

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Dawn Langan Teele is the Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the editor of Field Experiments and Their Critics.