Elaine Weiss

Nashville, August 1920. The fate of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote, hangs in a precarious balance. Thirty-five states have ratified it, twelve have either rejected or abstained from voting, and the suffrage movement's hopes rest on the shoulders of Tennessee. This pivotal moment culminates after a relentless seven-decade crusade for women's suffrage. The tension in the...