March of the suffragettes : Rosalie Gardiner Jones and the march for voting rights

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March of the suffragettes : Rosalie Gardiner Jones and the march for voting rights

2016

Shares the story of how "General" Rosalie Gardner Jones marched an army of women nearly one hundred seventy-five miles to win support for voting rights for women.

159 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11630534

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Jones, Rosalie, 1883-1978

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Rosalie Gardiner Jones (February 24, 1883 – January 12, 1978) was an American suffragette. She took the "Pankhursts" as role models and after hearing of the "Brown Women" she organised marches to draw attention to the suffrage cause. She was known as "General Jones" because of her following. Born in New York City, Jones grew up on Long Island, New York, and eventually attended Adelphi College. She subsequently received a law degree from Brooklyn Law School, would go on to study at several sch...