The Suffragist Playbook, Lucinda Robb
The Suffragist Playbook, Lucinda Robb
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The Suffragist Playbook
Your Guide to Changing the World

Author: Lucinda Robb, Rebecca Boggs Roberts

Narrator: Tovah Ott

Unabridged: 2 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2020

Synopsis

Do you have a cause you’re passionate about? Take a few tips from the suffragists, who led one of the largest, longest, and least well-known movements in American history.The women’s suffrage movement was decades in the making and came with many harsh setbacks. But it resulted in a permanent victory: women’s right to vote. How did the suffragists do it? One hundred years later, an eye-opening look at their playbook shows that some of their strategies seem oddly familiar. Women’s marches at inauguration time? Check. Publicity stunts, optics, and influencers? They practically invented them. Petitions, lobbying, speeches, raising money, and writing articles? All of that, too. From moments of inspiration to some of the movement’s darker aspects—including the racism of some suffragist leaders, violence against picketers, and hunger strikes in jail—this clear-eyed view takes in the role of key figures: Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, and many more. Engagingly narrated by Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts, whose friendship goes back generations (to their grandmothers, Lady Bird Johnson and Lindy Boggs, and their mothers, Lynda Robb and Cokie Roberts), this unique melding of seminal history and smart tactics is sure to capture the attention of activists-in-the-making today.

About Lucinda Robb

Lucinda Robb was project director for Our Mothers Before Us: Women and Democracy, 1789–1920 at the Center for Legislative Archives. The project rediscovered thousands of overlooked original documents and produced a traveling exhibit and education program highlighting the role of women in American democracy. She also helped organize the National Archives’ celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1995. She lives in Virginia with her husband, three children, one dog, and more than five hundred PEZ dispensers.

About Rebecca Boggs Roberts

Rebecca Boggs Roberts is the author of Suffragists in Washington, DC: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote and Historic Congressional Cemetery. She has been many things, including a journalist, producer, tour guide, forensic anthropologist, event planner, political consultant, jazz singer, and radio talk show host. Currently she is a program coordinator for Smithsonian Associates, where she has made it a personal mission to highlight the history of our capital city. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, three sons, and a big fat dog.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia

I have to admit I am pleasantly surprised how much I like the book. I don't remember adding it to our last library order but I'm glad we did because it's not a perfect blend of writing voice with historical perspective in our contemporary world. Speaking to women specifically, but it doesn't necessa......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

A fantastic read about strong women in history and what you can do to make your own place in history. Written in a relatable way, this book tells the stories of strong, historical women in history and the trials and tribulations they faced. It also gives very insightful information about forging you......more

Goodreads review by Hil

The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World by Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts is...well, it's a book. If you're into that whole "changing the world" thing, I guess this is supposed to be your go-to guide. It's got a lot of words about the suffragist movement and how you can, th......more

Goodreads review by Nic

This book is both a history of of women's suffrage in the US and a guide to how to become an activist for a cause you believe in. Written in a conversational tone with actionable steps, this is a great primer for anyone looking to get into activism. By tying this together with examples from the wome......more

Goodreads review by Lysette

"From moments of inspiration to some of the movement’s darker aspects—including the racism of some suffragist leaders, violence against picketers, and hunger strikes in jail—this clear-eyed view takes in the role of key figures: Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,......more

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