Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) , chronologies, and index.

Publisher description: This is a story about women speaking out and organizing for change. Washington women first achieved the rights to vote in the 1880s, only to have it snatched away by a court decision. It took them until 1910 to persuade Washington men to pass an amendment to the state constitution that gave women permanent voting rights. As the fifth state in the union to enact such legislation, Washington's action was pivotal in revitalizing the national women's suffrage movement, and its women played an important role in advocating for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which in 1920 ensured women's voting rights nationally. This is the most complete, comprehensive summary of the Washington women's suffrage movement to date. It is profusely illustrated and includes vignettes on many of the state's most active female leaders.