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Informationen zum Autor Corrine M. McConnaughy is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University. She was Assistant Professor of Government and was affiliated with the Center for Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Texas, Austin from 2004–7, and received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 2004. McConnaughy's dissertation won a University-wide Honorable Mention as a Distinguished Dissertation at Michigan, as well as the Carrie Chapman Catt Award for research on women and politics from the Catt Center at Iowa State University. At Ohio State University, her work has been awarded a Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Research Grant from the Department of Women's Studies. She is the recipient of the Lucius Barker Award from the Midwest Political Science Association (2011), and was recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Pi Sigma Alpha at DePaul University in 2010. McConnaughy is on the Executive Council of the Women and Politics Research section of the American Political Science Association, serving as its newsletter editor. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Studies in American Political Development, Politics and Gender, and American Politics Research. Klappentext This book tells the story of woman suffrage as one involving the diverse politics of women across the country. Advance praise: 'Rather than focusing on the activities and perspectives of women's rights activists, McConnaughy asks what strategic considerations might be involved in convincing legislators to expand the suffrage when such an expansion affects the probability of their own reelection. This book is an important contribution to the areas of gender and politics, race and politics, and social movements, and to our understanding of how policy is created.' Lee Ann Banaszak, Pennsylvania State University Advance praise: 'McConnaughy provides a compelling and innovative explanation of why some women were able to win voting rights in their states while others had to wait for the federal amendment. This historically rich volume reveals that when male voters, particularly union members and organized farmers, supported woman suffrage, male lawmakers were willing to do so as well. This work nicely complements studies centered on the suffragists themselves. McConnaughy shifts the focus to the neglected but pivotal role of male political actors in gaining votes for women.' Holly McCammon, Vanderbilt University Advance praise: 'This smart, discerning book provides new insight into an old story ... In an account that goes beyond the usual focus on women's political activism, Corrine M. McConnaughy offers a refreshing take on a key set of puzzles about the timing and geography of the state suffrage efforts. Focusing on partisan dynamics within state legislatures she reveals that certain conditions, including the presence of third parties and higher levels of electoral competition, favored democratic expansion while others, including racial divisions and the desire to protect white voting rights, did not. This book not only makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of women's rights and American political development, but it is also a must-read for those seeking insight into the battles over voting rights occurring today.' Gretchen Ritter, Cornell University Advance praise: 'The strategic, partisan incentives of legislators drive Corrine McConnaughy's sophisticated, multimethod treatment of how, why, and when women won suffrage in the states prior to federal adoption. The book reorients suffrage scholarship with a supply-side, programmatic enfranchisement model focused on existing voters and the coalitions that suffragists forged within states. By establishing the partisan incentives that shaped state legislator decisions, McConnaughy contributes to current debates about parties and ...
