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this new teachings spread and started a conflict between these new converts and traditionalist who were keen to preserve the old rites and religious beliefs. These religious tensions eventually led to new converts being victimized and tortured

leading to the prophet’s advice that they take refuge in Abyssnia. However

this was not always the case. Women have faced many forms of discrimination since time immemorial

and voting was one such area of discrimination. The fight to ensure equality of women in voting was a long and arduous one and many of those involved in the historic struggle have been forgotten. Elaine Weiss’ ‘The Woman’s Hour’ details the fight of women in Tennessee towards the nineteenth amendment

and many others opposed their efforts. Those who fought for women to be granted equal voting rights did so based on the need for women’s voice in areas such as employment

wages

’ Elaine Weiss did extensive research from which she obtained the necessary factual information. This results in a convincing argument that is based on facts and research. Some of the information in the book was from primary sources

such as letters and memoranda between Carrie Catt and other suffragists

the suffragists and the anti-suffragists. By using this approach

Weiss helps readers understand the arguments made by both sides as to why women should or should not vote. By using multiple primary and secondary sources