Textile Manufacturers

Corporate Interests Mobilize Systematic Opposition to Women's Suffrage to Protect Profits

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Throughout the 1910s, as women’s suffrage gained momentum following state victories in the West and increasing militant activism in the East, multiple corporate interests mobilized systematic opposition to protect their economic interests from potential voter-supported reforms. The liquor …

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