title: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
author: Elaine Weiss
description: At the heart of democracy lies the ballot box, and Elaine Weisss unforgettable book tells the story of the female leaders whoin the face of towering economic, racial, and political oppositionfought for and won American women's right to vote. Unfolding over six weeks in the summer of 1920, <i>The Womans Hour</i> is both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for everyone, young and old, male and female, in these perilous times. So much could have gone wrong, but these American women would not take no for an answer: their triumph is our legacy to guard and emulate.<b>Hillary Rodham Clinton</b><br /><br />Stirring, definitive, and engrossing.Weiss brings a lucid, lively, journalistic tone to the story<i>The Woman's Hour</i>is compulsory reading.<b>NPR.org<br /><br /></b>Weiss is a clear and genial guide with an ear for telling language  She also shows a superb sense of detail, and its the deliciousness of her details that suggests certain individuals warrant entire novels of their own Weisss thoroughness is one of the books great strengths. So vividly had she depicted events that by the climactic vote (spoiler alert: The amendment was ratified!), I got goose bumps.<b>Curtis Sittenfeld,<i> The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /><br />"With a skill reminiscent of Robert Caro, [Weiss] turns the potentially dry stuff of legislative give-and-take into a drama of courage and cowardice."<b><i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br /><br />A genteel but bare-knuckled political thrillerthe account reads like a reality show, impossible to predictWeiss narrative is energetic and buoyant even at the most critical moments.<b><i>Ms. Magazine<br /><br /></i></b>A nonfiction political thrillerWeiss zeroes in on the final campaign of the suffrage movement.<b>Bustle.com</b><br /> <i></i><br /> Riveting Weiss provides a multidimensional account of the political crusade The result is a vivid work of American history. <b><i>The National Book Review<br /></i></b><br /> Anyone interested in the history of our countrys ongoing fight to put its founding values into practiceas well as those seeking the roots of current political fault lineswould be well-served by picking up Elaine Weisss<i>The Womans Hour</i>. By focusing in on the final battle in the war to win women the right to vote, told from the point of view of its foot soldiers, Weiss humanizes both the women working in favor of the amendment and those working against it, exposing all their convictions, tactics, and flaws. She never shies away from the complicating issue of race; the frequent conflict and occasional sabotage that occurred between womens suffrage activists and the leaders of the nascent civil rights movement make for some of the most fascinating material in the book.<b>Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the #1<i>New York Times</i>bestseller<i>Hidden Figures<br /></i></b><br />Even the most informed feminists will learn a thing or two.<b></b><i><b>HelloGiggles</b></i><br /> <br /> [A] lively history.<b><i>Newsday</i></b><br /> <br /> This timely exploration of the history of American gender politics reverberates during the present debate over female equality in all aspects of life and reminds us of how long and complex that struggle has been.<b><i>Knoxville News Sentinel</i></b><br /> <br /> An intriguing, timely read. Ripe for book club discussion.<b><i>South Coast Today</i></b><br /> <br /> [An] important taleWeiss reportageenables her to add splashes of color [and] wonderful dimension.<b><i>USA Today</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> A page-turnerthe story here is told in all its ugliness.<b><i>New York Journal of Books</i></b><br /> <br />"This well-researched and well-documented history reveals how prosuffragists sometimes compromised racial equality to win white womens enfranchisement, and that, although the 19th Amendment was ratified, there exists to this day an ongoing battle to effect universal, unrestricted suffrage."<b><i>Library Journal</i></b><br /><br />Weiss does a wonderful job of laying out the background of the American womens suffrage movement.A lively slice of history filled with political drama, Weisss book captures a watershed moment for American women.<i><b>Book Page</b></i><br /><br />Remarkably entertaining ... a timely examination of a shining moment in the ongoing fight to achieve a more perfect union.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred and Boxed Review</b><br /><br />Imaginatively conceived and vividly written,<i>The Womans Hour</i>gives us a stirring history of women's long journey to suffrage and to political influence. Making bold connection with race and class, Weisss splendid book is as much needed today as it was in 1940 when Eleanor Roosevelt noted that men hate women with power. As every victory since the Civil War and Reconstruction faces the wrecker,<i>The Womans Hour</i>is an inspiration in the continuing struggles for suffrage, and for race and gender justice, and for democracy.<b>Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of the<i>New York Times</i>bestseller<i>Eleanor Roosevelt</i></b><br /><br /><br /><b>Praise for <i>Fruits of Victory</i></b><br /><br />"Weiss's excellent work of cross-disciplinary scholarship offers readers a unique look at how WWI changed society."<br /> <b><i>Booklist<br /><br /></i></b>"Weiss effectively chronicles the birth of the WLA movement and the dedicated women behind it. Recommended for both scholarly readers and interested history buffs." <i><i><i><br /><b><i>Library Journal</i></b></i></i></i>
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  StoryWorld is the nation’s favourite morning show, and producer Liz Lyon wants
  to keep it that way. Her job is to turn real-life stories into thrilling TV –
  and keep a lid on the scandals and backbiting that happen off-stage.
  
  
  But then simmering tensions erupt at the station, trapping Liz in a game of
  one-upmanship where she doesn’t know the rules. As the power struggle
  intensifies, can Liz keep her cool and keep her job? Does she even want to?
  
  
  In this gripping novel of power, rivalry and betrayal, Jane Lythell draws on
  her own experiences of worki