Bernice Colvard (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, 64 pgs. Moderate wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrated softcover, published to commemorate the centennial of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. An organizational history documenting a century of women's political participation, from the founding of Virginia's suffrage movement in 1909 through the activities of the League of Women Voters in the early twenty-first century. Drawing on organizational records, historical photographs, and archival materials, Colvard traces the early struggle for women's voting rights in Virginia and the League's subsequent work in civic education, public policy, and government reform. Includes a historical overview of 1909, decade-by-decade coverage of the 1920s through the 2000s, portraits and a gallery of League presidents, appendices, sources, and a detailed index. Illustrated with archival photographs and reproductions of historical ephemera, including suffrage demonstrations and early League membership materials. A commemorative publication produced with support from the estate of Jean and Jerry McCart and the League of Women Voters of Virginia Education Fund. The volume credits Dianne Harrah of Wolf Run Studio with design, layout, and indexing. The copy retains its bright purple pictorial wrappers and clean, well-presented interior pages. A useful regional reference for researchers and collectors of Virginia history, women's suffrage, political reform, and American women's organizations. This is the original 2009 centennial publication, not the later expanded edition covering events through 2020. The original has particular documentary interest because it was prepared by Bernice Colvard, a longtime League historian who joined the Fairfax-area organization in 1972 and died in 2021. Her historical work extended beyond this volume to Our Roots: From Seneca Falls, New York, to Fairfax, Virginia. The book also has established research relevance: the Library of Virginia cataloged it under JK1911.V8 C63 2009, and the Library's educational materials recommend it for studying the formation of the Virginia League of Women Voters.…