If you are looking for a series of primary sources detailing the women’s suffrage movement from before the creation of the United States, to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, then this is a pretty solid reference book.

Roesch is good at detailing the ebb and flow of the movement(s), including the internal skirmishes between the NWSA and AWSA, and later on the NAWSA and abolitionist groups. Perhaps most fascinating was how differences in approach and goals rising between notable figures like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frederick Douglass also led to conflict (and drama).

That said, before and after giving this timeline, Roesch was good about detailing how women of ethnic minorities groups had (and have) struggles that extended beyond the experiences of suffrage movement’s leading white figures. She is also good at detailing how black women (and men) were included and excluded at varying moments throughout this timeline.

Where I feel she could have done better is to emphasize the challenges Native American women faced (as their battles involved fighting for human and citizenship recognition), as well as the struggles of immigrant women throughout this time period. For me at least, if a book titled [b:The Women's Suffrage Movement|40265076|The Women's Suffrage Movement|Sally Roesch Wagner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1531192087l/40265076._SY75_.jpg|62547083] wants to be inclusive, it aught at least extend its timeline to the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965)—because for most women the 19th Amendment alone was an empty promise.

Rating: 3.5 stars