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Documenting history Table of contents includes: Early years in America -- The French Revolution -- Reactions to the Revolution -- The Chartists -- The Abolition Movement -- The Declaration of Sentiments -- Susan B. Anthony -- Women and parliament -- Women's movement in Britain -- Temperance and suffrage -- Pioneering New Zealand -- Australia -- First European victories -- Early militancy in Britain -- Militant suffragettes -- Slow progress in the U.S. -- International links -- World War I -- Canada -- Success in the United Kingdom -- Ireland -- The winning plan -- Widespread victories -- India and Pakistan -- Suffrage after World War II -- Postcolonial Africa -- South Africa -- Suffrage as a universal right -- Timeline Summary: A history of the women's suffrage movement throughout the world, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources